Police Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire.
The Police Ombudsman has recommended that police custody cells should be searched with metal detectors after an investigation found a man who self-harmed had concealed a piece of razor blade inside a pillow.
Dr Michael Maguire recommended that all police cells should, after being cleaned, be searched with hand-held metal detectors to help prevent dangerous items being hidden in them.
He made the recommendation following an investigation into how a man, who had been arrested twice within a week, had been able to use small blades to self-harm while being detained in the custody suite at Omagh police station after the arrests on 25 November, 2012 and 1 December, 2012.
The Chief Constable asked the Police Ombudsman to investigate whether police misconduct had played a role in the incidents.
Dr Maguire concluded the officers who failed to search the man following his arrest on 25 November should receive management discussions about the importance of searching detainees.
No misconduct recommendations were made in respect of the officers who dealt with the man following his arrest on 1 December.
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