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Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

My Lords, I asked earlier—I think it was in Committee—when Her Majesty’s Government were going to review the powers and role of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Her term ends in September. I think we all accept that she has done an excellent job, by and large, but there are clearly areas where we are very uncomfortable, and I suspect and hope that Her Majesty’s Government have been uncomfortable. We are now wiser, having seen the police ombudsman operating on the scenein Northern Ireland. I sincerely hope that the Government will see the wisdom in reviewingthe whole role and set-up and will follow on some of the thinking of my noble friend Lord Trimble.