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Lurgan bomb attempt ‘timely reminder’ of terror threat to police – Jon Boutcher

He condemned those who carried out the attack as ‘cowards’ and said dissident republican groups ‘have no support and nothing to offer’.

The Independent UK

PSNI chief raises concerns over capacity to deal with violence against women

Jon Boutcher also told MPs there is currently an acceptance in society of misogyny which he has never seen before.

Evening Standard

Full probe into sex claims against ex-officer ‘essential’ for public trust

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher welcomed the investigation being carried out by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

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Concern over lowest percentage of Catholic applicants to PSNI in a decade

SDLP MLA Colin McGrath urged intervention to stop further decline.

Evening Standard

More than 4,000 apply to join PSNI in latest recruitment campaign

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher hailed the numbers at a time when the service is under-strength.

The Independent UK

Westminster committee urges Government to formally name Stakeknife

The Army’s former spy within the IRA was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

Evening Standard

Cost of Troubles cases ‘will financially cripple policing in NI’

Two former PSNI chief constables gave evidences to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard

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Naming Stakeknife could attract more Catholics into police – Jon Boutcher

The agent was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

Evening Standard

Concerns over possibility of Stakeknife suicide raised in 2003

An interim report from Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of agent Stakeknife.

Evening Standard

Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material

The ruling could have implications for a number of Troubles deaths involving state secrecy.

Evening Standard

MI5 has ‘blind spot’ over Northern Ireland Troubles, Boutcher says

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

Evening Standard

Late release of MI5 Stakeknife files a ‘significant failure’, report says

The final report of Operation Kenova said that MI5 had ‘earlier and greater knowledge’ of Stakeknife than it had at first stated.

Evening Standard

MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report

Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of agency’s handling of double agent

The Guardian - UK

No direction for police to remove personal protection weapons – Boutcher

The PSNI Chief Constable addressed the monthly meeting of the Policing Board in Belfast.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

PSNI Chief Constable apologises to two solicitors following surveillance

Darragh Mackin and Peter Corrigan of Phoenix Law said privacy is not a price they should have to pay for doing their jobs.

Evening Standard

Concern after review finds police in NI tried to identify journalists’ sources

Amnesty International has said the report ‘exposes a disturbing pattern of unlawful covert surveillance of journalists’.

Evening Standard

Report into police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to be published

The PSNI commissioned the independent review amid allegations of police spying on reporters, solicitors and NGOs in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Legacy framework must include more funding for police – Boutcher

The PSNI Chief Constable said the force is currently spending £24 million a year on legacy investigations.

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The Independent UK

Police chief voices hope of agreement on dealing with legacy of NI’s Troubles

Jon Boutcher was speaking after attending a commemoration on the 50th anniversary of the killing of three members of the Miami Showband.

Evening Standard

Will of man believed to be Stakeknife will not be made public, High Court rules

Freddie Scappaticci was believed to be Britain’s top agent inside the IRA, which he always denied before his death in 2023.

Evening Standard

Murder victim’s brother welcomes apology personally delivered by police chief

Eugene Thompson’s brother Paul was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1994.

Evening Standard

Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the region as part of the annual festivities.

Evening Standard

More than 100 officers were hurt in Northern Ireland riots – Boutcher

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the actions of his officers had saved lives during the first night of violence in Ballymena last month.

Evening Standard

Officer recalls being rendered unconscious as she restrained man in west Belfast

Inspector Roisin Brown said she believes assaults on police are becoming more severe.

Evening Standard

PSNI ‘far more robust’ in response to attacks on officers, warns Jon Boutcher

The chief constable was highlighting high levels of assaults against officers across all areas of policing.

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