Editing Royal Ulster Constabulary (section)

====Police Ombudsman====
{{See also|Nuala O'Loan#Operation Ballast investigation into collusion}}
In a report released on 22 January 2007, the Police Ombudsman [[Nuala O'Loan|Dame Nuala O'Loan]] stated [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] (UVF) informers committed serious crimes, including murder, with the full knowledge of their handlers.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_01_07_ballast.pdf Statement by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland] on her investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of [[Raymond McCord|Raymond McCord, Jr.]] and related matters {{Cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_01_07_ballast.pdf | title=Statement by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland on her investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Raymond McCord Junior and related matters | access-date=23 September 2021 | archive-date=23 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923122010/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_01_07_ballast.pdf | url-status=bot: unknown}}, bbc.co.uk, 22 January 2007; accessed 22 December 2014.</ref> The report stated that [[RUC Special Branch]] officers created false statements, blocked evidence searches and "baby-sat" suspects during interviews.