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Dear Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland,
Good evening ,
Can you confirm that after you carry out an investigation independently and advise the PSNI that an officer has acted wrongly, can the chief constable go against your recommendation and decide after an internal review to not act on your recommendation
Yours faithfully,
Brian Donaldson
Mr Donaldson,
I can confirm that the Chief Constable need not act on recommendations made by the Police Ombudsman.
Yours Sincerely
Freedom of Information Unit
Office of Police Ombudsman
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