Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Functions of Board | ||
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12. (1) The Board shall have the following functions: | ||
(a) to oversee and approve the development of corporate strategy for An Garda Síochána in relation to major plans of action, risk policy, annual budgets and service plans; | ||
(b) to promote high standards of corporate governance with particular regard to a code of ethics issued by the Authority under section 78 (1) or issued by the Board under section 79 (3); | ||
(c) to monitor the implementation of organisational performance; | ||
(d) to oversee major capital expenditure and investment having regard to section 68 ; | ||
(e) to ensure that arrangements established for the recruitment, appointment, training, development and management of the performance of members of garda personnel comply with best practice; | ||
(f) to ensure, having regard to the resources expected to be available to An Garda Síochána, the integrity of An Garda Síochána’s accounting and financial reporting systems, and that appropriate systems of control are in place, in particular, systems for risk management, financial and operational control, and compliance with the law and relevant standards; | ||
(g) to ensure that An Garda Síochána has appropriate policies, plans and actions in place to enable compliance with its obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 ; | ||
(h) to establish arrangements for the management of the performance of the Garda Commissioner and to implement the necessary processes for the development and appraisal of that performance; | ||
(i) to perform any other functions conferred on it by or under this Act or the regulations. | ||
(2) The Board shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions. | ||
(3) The Board may perform any of its functions through or by the Secretary or any member of the staff of the Board (within the meaning of section 24 ) duly authorised in that behalf by the Board. | ||
(4) In subsection (1)(a), “major plans of action” includes plans concerning the strategic direction of An Garda Síochána, the development of the capacity and capability of An Garda Síochána and of the members of garda personnel and the optimum use of the resources of An Garda Síochána but does not include operational policing plans, plans in relation to the provision of security services or plans for the management of major events. |