Continuous improvement arrangements in policing (July 2024)

Section 28 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 requires the Northern Ireland Policing Board to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which its functions, and those of the Chief Constable, are exercised, having regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness. The Board is required to prepare and publish a performance plan (Annual Performance Plan) for each financial year. The Board also has to prepare and publish a performance summary in respect of the previous year.

Under section 29 of the Act 2000, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) is required to audit the Performance Plan and Performance Summary, and to send a report to the Board, the Chief Constable and the Department of Justice (the Department).

This report summarises the findings of the C&AG's audit of the:

• Performance Summary for the year ended 31 March 2023; and
• Annual Performance Plan for the year ended 31 March 2024.