Northern Ireland police chief resigns after controversies including huge data breach
Northern Ireland’s top police officer has resigned following a series of controversies that plagued the police force, including what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s top police officer resigned Monday following a series of controversies that plagued the police force, including what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach.
The Northern Ireland Policing Board confirmed that Simon Byrne has resigned as chief constable, with immediate effect.
Byrne faced growing pressure to step down since personal data on all serving members of the police force were mistakenly published last month in response to a freedom of information request.
The details included the surnames, initials, location and departments for around 10,000 officers and other personnel. Police said dissident Irish republicans claimed to be in possession of information about police officers following the incident.
