Simon Byrne
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 61 |
| Date of birth | April 29,1963 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Epsom |
| United Kingdom | |
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| ID | 1281693 |
Simon Byrne Life story
Simon Byrne, QPM is a senior English police officer. He has served as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland since July 2019.
PSNI: Jon Boutcher appointed as new chief constable
... Previous chief constable Simon Byrne resigned in September following a series of crises under his leadership...
PSNI police chief Simon Byrne resigns, BBC understands
...Simon Byrne has resigned as chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) after policing board members accepted his resignation, BBC News NI understands...
Simon Byrne: DUP submits no confidence motion in chief constable
...The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has submitted a motion of no confidence in Chief Constable Simon Byrne to the Policing Board...
PSNI: Under-pressure Simon Byrne faces Policing Board
...By Niall GlynnBBC News NI Chief Constable Simon Byrne is facing the Northern Ireland Policing Board in an emergency meeting following calls for him to resign...
PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has to resign, says DUP
...By Niall GlynnBBC News NI Simon Byrne has no option but to resign as chief constable of the PSNI, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said...
PSNI data breach: Second man arrested by Northern Ireland police
... PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said the information is How did the data breach happen? Mr Byrne has apologised for what he described as a breach of data on an " industrial scale"...
PSNI data breach: Man arrested in investigation into linked criminality
... The PSNI s Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said the information...
PSNI data breach: Donaldson says police should not be left leaderless
... Chief Constable Simon Byrne said the information was now in the hands of dissident republicans...
PSNI data breach: Man arrested in investigation into linked criminality
A Man has been arrested as part of an investigation linked to The Major breach of data from The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
The 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of collection of information likely to be useful to terrorists.
The data, which was mistakenly released, included the surnames and first initials of 10,000 PSNI staff.
The PSNI's Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said The Information .
The arrest happened in Lurgan, County Armagh , following a search operation.
The Police said the arrest was made by detectives " investigating criminality linked to last week's Freedom of Information data breach".
PSNI Det Ch Supt Andy Hill said officers are " working tirelessly to address The Risk posed to officers and staff".
" Today's search operation, and subsequent arrest, is just One Piece of a large-scale operation.
" We will continue in our efforts to disrupt criminal activity associated with This Freedom of Information data breach and to keep communities, and our officers and staff who serve them, safe. "
How did these data breaches happen?Last week, Mr Byrne apologised for what he described as a breach of data on an " industrial scale".
It was one of two breaches that emerged over a two-day period, which caused considerable concern among PSNI officers and staff who face continuing threat from paramilitaries and.
In The Wake of the data breach, nearly half of Northern Ireland 's officers have contacted The Police Federation about potential damages.
The First , and biggest, breach happened when data was made public In Error by police responding to a routine Freedom of Information (FoI) request.
The Information appeared online for Three Hours last Tuesday, leading the PSNI to update its security advice to its officers and staff.
The surname and first initial of every employee, their rank or grade, where they are based and The Unit they work in, including sensitive areas such as surveillance and intelligence, were included.
Information about a second data breach, involving the theft of a spreadsheet with The Names of 200 officers and staff, emerged The Following day.
The PSNI said documents, along with a police-issue laptop and radio, were believed to have been stolen from a private vehicle in Newtownabbey, County Antrim , on 6 July.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
