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GSOC Case Throughput to 31st March 2011

Overall caseload figures

GSOC received 208 complaints and a further ten matters were referred to it under section 102(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in March 2011. 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

208

580

New designations made

 

 

Informal Resolution

16

67

Section 94 Unsupervised

26

137

Section 94 Supervised

3

12

Section 95

2

11

Section 98

44

136

Move to closure

59

229

Section 102(1)

10

26

Section 102(4)

0

0

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

Complaints received 2009:                2,110

Complaints received 2010:                2,258

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