LSRA’s Dr Brian Doherty to join Fiosrú
The chief executive of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) Dr Brian Doherty has been nominated for the position of Deputy Police Ombudsman at Fiosrú (Office of Police Ombudsman).
The legal-services regulator said that it would begin the recruitment process for a new chief executive “in the coming weeks”.
The Government today (24 June) approved Dr Doherty’s nomination after an open competition, undertaken by the Public Appointments Service. He is expected to be formally appointed by President Higgins in the coming months.
LSRA chair Tom Boland paid tribute to Dr Doherty, saying that he had shown “dedication, commitment, and vision” as head of the authority for the past eight years.
Significant expansion
He was appointed as the regulator’s first chief executive in 2017 and has overseen a significant expansion of its regulatory work and staff numbers.
Boland cited Dr Doherty’s role in the establishment of a “robust and independent” complaints-handling function, as well as his work on reform of legal education and training, and the introduction of innovations such as legal partnerships.
A former barrister, Dr Doherty had worked previously at the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).
Under the , GSOC is being reconstituted as Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman with Emily Logan appointed as Police Ombudsman.