Troubles legal costs almost double amount paid to victims, Chief Constable says

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher during a meeting of the Policing Board at the Gasworks in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has paid out almost twice as much in the past five years in legal costs in civil claims relating to Troubles incidents as it has in compensation to victims’ families, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said.

Mr Boutcher called on the Stormont Executive and the Westminster government to “come together to find a funding mechanism to deal with these spiralling legacy costs”.