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Annual reports and special reports by Police Ombudsman
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185. (1) The Police Ombudsman shall, not later than 3 months after the end of each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report on his or her activities during the preceding year (in this section referred to as an “annual report”).
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(2) An annual report shall include a statement of the Police Ombudsman’s arrangements for implementing and maintaining adherence to the governance framework of the Office of the Police Ombudsman.
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(3) The Police Ombudsman may submit to the Minister reports (in this section referred to as a “special report”), in addition to an annual report, on matters that he or she considers appropriate to draw to the attention of the Minister that have come to the notice of the Police Ombudsman and that, in his or her opinion, require, due to the gravity of the matters or other exceptional circumstances, a special report to the Minister.
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(4) Subject to subsection (6), the Minister shall cause a copy of a report under this section to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after he or she receives it.
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(5) The Police Ombudsman shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after a copy of a report under this section is laid before each House of the Oireachtas, the report as laid is published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Office of the Police Ombudsman or in such other manner as the Police Ombudsman considers appropriate.
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(6) The Minister may exclude from the copy of a report under this section to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas any matter that, in his or her opinion—
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(a) would be prejudicial to the interests of the security of the State, or
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(b) might facilitate the commission of an offence, prejudice a criminal investigation or jeopardise the safety of any person.
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