In its written evidence, PIRC sought clarity on whether they would only be carrying out this preliminary assessment for former senior officers, stating that—
“PIRC is of the view that the proposed amendment does not make it suitably clear that PIRC’s remit relates to conducting a preliminary assessment of whether the conduct would, if proved, amount to gross misconduct in relation to former senior officers only […] if the responsibility for such preliminary assessment for non-senior officers is to rest with the PIRC, this encroaches into new...