ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ðə pəlˈiːs ˈɑːmbʌdzmən ˈɪʃuːd ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ˈɪmplᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɛvɹəl spˈɛʃəl bɹˈæntʃ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɪn fˈeɪlɪŋ tʊ ˈækt ˌɔn ˈɛvɪdəns ðæt lˈɪŋkt ɐn ɪnfˈɔːɹmɚ tʊ æt lˈiːst tˈɛn mˈɜːdɚz, bˌʌt kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tʊ ˈɜːlɪɚ pɹˈɛs spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ðə mˈɜːdɚɹ ʌv dˈeɪvɪd tˈɛmpəltən wʌz nˌɑːt wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz mˈɛnʃənd, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt dˈɪd stˈeɪt ðæt fˈɜːðɚ kˈeɪsᵻz ɑːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd.
In January 2007, the Police Ombudsman issued a report implicating several special branch officers in failing to act on evidence that linked an informer to at least ten murders, but contrary to earlier press speculation the murder of David Templeton was not one of those mentioned, although it did state that further cases are being investigated.