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Police officers get corruption hotline

01 May 2003

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Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable, Hugh Orde, launched an internal corruption hotline to "help build morale within the service" in March. The initiative will be run by the northeast England company Safecall and serviced by former detectives. The Internal Investigations Department has also been involved in the initiative. The scheme is designed to compliment the PSNI's "code of ethics", unveiled in February, which requires officers to report any violation of it. Mr Orde said that there were a small number of people who do not make the grade; this facility will help identify this small number of people. It is unclear how the scheme will be accommodated by the Police Ombudsman's office.

BBC News 4.3.03.

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