Corporate Governance
Effective corporate governance is central to enabling the Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) to complete its statutory duties with integrity in accordance with its statutory requirements. Corporate governance is an essential part of the proper and effective management of our organisation.
Good governance supports a culture and ethos that ensures behaviour delivered with integrity, a strong commitment to ethical values, and respect for the law.
Our Governance Framework describes the structures, policies and processes in place to carry out these duties. It also provides for objective assessment of management and corporate performance. The purpose of the Governance Framework is to ensure that systems of accountability and responsibility, and compliance arrangements, are effective, clear and identifiable.
The PCSA is subject to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and the Civil Service Corporate Governance Standard. All relevant documents are available below.
PCSA Data Protection Policy 2024
PCSA Schedule of Delegations 2025
PCSA Protected Disclosures Report 2025
PCSA Strategy Statement 2026-2028
PCSA Performance Delivery Agreement 2026
PCSA Governance Framework 2026
Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee oversees the PCSA’s control environment, tasked with providing independent advice to the Accounting Officer and the Authority and supporting them in their responsibilities for issues of risk, internal control and governance.
The committee reviews the comprehensiveness, reliability and integrity of assurances to the Authority and the Accounting Officer, including the suitability and robustness of the organisation’s internal control, internal audit, risk management and governance systems and procedures.
PCSA Audit and Risk Committee Charter 2025
Committee Members
Michael Feehan (Chair)
Declan Hoban (External member)
Dr Geraldine Smith (External member)
Niall Byrne (External member)