7. To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps the Government are taking in respect of the report of the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman on police conduct regarding loyalist paramilitary organisations. (118057)

This very thorough report by the Police Ombudsman identified serious failures of duty by a small number of police officers, over the period 1991 to 2003.

The Chief Constable has accepted, and is implementing all the report’s recommendations, including the reinvestigation of the crimes identified in the report.