Mr Hutchinson said he accepted the recommendations of the recently-published Criminal Justice Inspectorate report on the office of the Ombudsman including the suspension of historical enquiries.
Mr Ford said he agreed with the comments made by Mr Hutchinson regarding the damage done to the Office of the Ombudsman by the need to deal with legacy issues.
Although fraud prevention mechanisms, such as the Ethics Helpline and Office of the Ombudsman, led Corporate Security and Internal Audit groups to investigate reports about certain arrestees, they did not appear to run joint investigations or develop a corrective actions approach.
"Her handling of this case, and a number of other cases, are rapidly driving the members we represent to a position of erosion of confidence in the Office of the Ombudsman and her ability to carry out her investigation in a proportionate and professional manner, " the spokesman added.
The committee had earlier heard from Dr Brendan McGuire of the Criminal Justice Inspectorate on his report into the Office of the Police Ombudsman.
The other organisations are the UK Atomic Energy Constabulary, the Scottish Drugs Enforcement Agency, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Financial Services Authority, Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Radiocommunications Agency.
The office of the Police Ombudsman is vitally important to confidence in policing and justice in the north and Mr Hutchinson has repeatedly failed to measure up.
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Dr McGuire's report drew attention to the role of the "confidential unit" within the ombudsman's office and a lack of confidence among other staff in the work of this unit.
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Justice minister David Ford received the final report of an independent review of the Police Ombudsman's Office on 20 June.
Mr McCusker found that the roles, responsibilities and grading of the two senior managers in the Police Ombudsman's Office need to be clarified, as do the accountability arrangements in relation to the accounting officer role.
The report was ordered by the justice minister after a senior aide to the ombudsman, Sam Pollock, claimed government officials had interfered with the work of the office.
Dr Maguire's comments come after a difficult year for the Police Ombudsman's Office when concerns were raised about aspects of how it conducted its 'historical' investigations.
The watchdog, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's Office, has made a number of recommendations.
When cases involve allegations of police malpractice or collusion, then they get referred to the ombudsman's office.
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