A public meeting of the County Roscommon Joint Policing Committee will take place on Thursday, December 8th at 7pm in The Athlone Springs Hotel, Monksland.
The theme of the public meeting will be Community Safety in County Roscommon. The Roscommon Joint Policing Committee was established under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and includes elected members of Roscommon County Council, Oireachtas Members, Garda representatives, representatives from the community and voluntary sector and officials of Roscommon County Council. The function of the Committee is to serve as a forum for consultations, discussions and recommendations on matters affecting the policing of the local authority’s administrative area.
Members of the public have the right to attend the meeting, to have their views heard and to put questions to the committee. All questions concerning the policing of County Roscommon should be submitted in writing to Jacinta Carlos, Community and Enterprise Section, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon or by e-mail to [email protected]
Questions should be received no later than Thursday 1st December 2016 and must include the name and address of the person submitting the question, which will be kept confidential. Questions will be accepted from any person affected by the policing of the area.
Those who require alternative arrangements for the submission of questions may contact 090-6637325.
The public is advised that in some circumstances, for legal reasons, it may not be possible to provide information requested.
This includes matters relating to a specific criminal investigation or prosecution or matters relating to the security of the State.
In addition to this the Joint Policing Committee will not consider a matter if:
– It would endanger the security of one or more individuals.
– It relates to an individual.
– It involves information received by the Garda Síochána or the local authority in confidence.
– It would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.
– It is deemed prejudicial to a Garda operational matter.
The public is also advised that individuals shall not be discussed or named. An individual’s right to privacy and the provision of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 must be adhered to.