Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd said it was an 'extremely serious situation'
A significant data breach of PSNI officers' details has been declared a 'critical incident' as the Chief Constable Simon Byrne cuts his family holiday short to return to Northern Ireland.
Mr Byrne is set to answer questions from politicians around the incident which has sparked widespread concern. "This is an extremely serious situation. The Chief Constable is cutting his family holiday short and returning to Northern Ireland to attend tomorrow’s special sitting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. We will continue to keep the Information Commissioner’s Office updated as the investigation continues."
When asked if Simon Byrne should step down over the data breach, Ms O'Neill said: "I think the story is unfolding but I think what's very clear is that we need to have this emergency policing board meeting ... we need to see the reason why this happened ... and there needs to be accountability around all of that.DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the PSNI data breach was a matter of "grave concern" and is expected to meet with Mr Byrne on Thursday.
"Until I know more about the background to how this data leak occurred, what were the circumstances, I think it is premature to be talking about the position of the Chief Constable."
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