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GSOC Case Throughput to 31st December 2009

Overall caseload figures

GSOC received 165 complaints and a further 5 matters were referred to it under section 102(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in December 2009. The latter are matters referred by the Garda Commissioner where it appears that the conduct of a Garda may have resulted in the death of, or serious harm to, a person. Such referrals are generally investigated under section 98 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. 

 

During the Month 

Year to date

No. of new complaints

165

2,110

New designations made

 

 

Informal Resolution

17

 215

Section 94 Unsupervised

46

519

Section 94 Supervised

13

125

Section 95

0

30

Section 98

32

559

Move to closure

29

829

Section 102(1)

5

103

Section 102(4)

0

    2

Section 102(5)

0

     0

Section 106

0

     0

Cases may carry over from one month to another and from one year to the next. A case may also be investigated in more than one way by GSOC depending on the allegations. Consequently these figures do not and are not intended to add up to a total.

Complaints received 2007:                2,084
Complaints received 2008:                2,681

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