diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/role/FilePlanRoleServiceImpl.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/role/FilePlanRoleServiceImpl.java
index b69df2242a..687f223dec 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/role/FilePlanRoleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/role/FilePlanRoleServiceImpl.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.I18NUtil;
 
 /**
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.I18NUtil;
 public class FilePlanRoleServiceImpl implements FilePlanRoleService,
                                                 RecordsManagementModel
 {
+    /** Logger for the class. */
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FilePlanRoleServiceImpl.class);
     /** I18N */
     private static final String MSG_ALL_ROLES = "rm.role.all";
 
@@ -394,7 +398,14 @@ public class FilePlanRoleServiceImpl implements FilePlanRoleService,
         }
         finally
         {
-            try {is.close();} catch (IOException e) {}
+            try
+            {
+                is.close();
+            }
+            catch (IOException e)
+            {
+                LOGGER.debug("Ignoring failed attempt to close stream.", e);
+            }
         }
 
         return sb.toString();
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/slingshot/RMSearchGet.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/slingshot/RMSearchGet.java
index f1f595fa41..7fe14b87bd 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/slingshot/RMSearchGet.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/slingshot/RMSearchGet.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
  */
 public class RMSearchGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
 {
+    /** Logger for the class. */
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RMSearchGet.class);
     /** URL Parameters */
     private static final String PARAM_QUERY = "query";
     private static final String PARAM_SORTBY = "sortby";
@@ -211,7 +215,10 @@ public class RMSearchGet extends DeclarativeWebScript
                     Item item = new Item(pair.getFirst(), pair.getSecond());
                     items.add(item);
                 }
-                catch(Exception e) {}
+                catch(Exception e)
+                {
+                    LOGGER.debug("Ignoring failed attempt to add item to search results.", e);
+                }
             }
 
             // Return model
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/roles/DynamicAuthoritiesGet.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/roles/DynamicAuthoritiesGet.java
index 113e6fa1a3..fd2b0dc19c 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/roles/DynamicAuthoritiesGet.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/roles/DynamicAuthoritiesGet.java
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ public class DynamicAuthoritiesGet extends AbstractWebScript implements RecordsM
                 res.getWriter().write(")");
             }
         }
-        catch (Throwable e)
+        catch (Exception e)
         {
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
             {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ public class DynamicAuthoritiesGet extends AbstractWebScript implements RecordsM
     protected Long getBatchSizeParameter(WebScriptRequest req)
     {
         String batchSizeStr = req.getParameter(BATCH_SIZE);
-        Long size = 0L;
+        Long size;
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(batchSizeStr))
         {
             logger.info(MESSAGE_BATCHSIZE_IS_MANDATORY);