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Recommendation 14

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Clarify directors' investigation experience definition and arbitration process for disagreements.

Recommendation
The Government must also clarify what constitutes for one director, ‘experience of conducting criminal investigations in Northern Ireland’, given the proposal that the other director, ‘will not have that experience but will have experience of conducting criminal investigations outside Northern Ireland’; and who arbitrates if the two directors disagree on how a case should progress. (Recommendation, Paragraph 96) 82
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 12 February 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗