Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman - About

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Pauline McCabe :: Prisoner Ombudsman<br /><br /> Pauline considers all death in custody investigations and personally signs off all decisions made about complaint investigations. She operates independently of the Prison Service and reports directly to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Pauline McCabe

Sinead Simpson :: Director of Operations<br /><br /> Sinead is responsible for managing the office of the Prisoner Ombudsman to ensure that all resources are directing at fulfilling the objectives of the office, advising on policy and procedural matters, liaison with key stakeholders, enhancing the public transparency of the office, and maximising prisoner accessibility to the office.

Sinead Simpson

Michael Hillis :: Senior Investigating Officer - Complaints<br /><br />Michael has responsibility for all performance management and quality assurance of Complaints and Serious Incidents including the implementation of recommendations.

Michael Hillis

Clare McVeigh :: Senior Investigating Officer - Deaths in Custody<br><br>
Clare has responsibility for performance management and quality assurance of all death in custody investigations including monitoring of any recommendations made

Clare McVeigh

John Clerkin :: Investigating Officer<br /><br /> John is responsible for managing a caseload of complaint investigations.

John Clerkin

Pat McKinney :: Investigating Officer<br /><br /> Pat is responsible for managing a caseload of complaint investigations.

Pat McKinney

Wai Ki Mo :: Investigating Officer<br /><br /> Wai Ki is responsible for managing a caseload of death in custody investigations.

Wai Ki Mo

Gemma Brown :: Office Manager<br /><br /> Gemma is the Ombudsman's Office Manager and is responsible for maintaining office procedures and promoting effective relationships with stakeholders and by utilising opportunities to promote and explain the work of the office.

Gemma Brown

Paula Curry :: Complaints Officer<br /><br /> Paula is the voice at the end of the freephone for prisoners, dealing with all their initial inquiries and supporting the investigators in the early stages of their work. She also interrogates the office database to meet our requests for management information.

Paula Curry

Sharon Hetherington :: Personal Assistant to the Prisoner Ombudsman, looking after the diary and other requirements of the Ombudsman and the Director of Operations.

Sharon Hetherington

Linda McIlwrath :: Personal Assistant to the Prisoner Ombudsman, looking after the diary and other requirements of the Ombudsman and the Director of Operations.

Linda McIlwrath

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