June 19, 2025 | Legacy and Legal , Legal Cases and Compensation
Request Number: FOI/14770
Category: Discipline, Complaints and Legal - Legal Cases and Compensation
Subject: Claims for compensation
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request 1
Number of claims for compensation made by Police Service of Northern Ireland officers against the PSNI, in respect of injury suffered from the accidental discharge of their own firearms by the officer themselves, between 2001 and 2025
I am trying to find out how many PSNI officers have suffered injury from the accidental discharge of their firearms, and have claimed compensation, since the PSNI was established in 2001.
Answer 1
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