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18/10/2002
Deadline day for District Policing posts
Around 1,500 people are believed to have applied for membership to the new District Policing Partnership Boards.
With more than 200 places available, the deadline for applications closes today. However, officials have said that while there has been a reasonable response from nationalists, they would have liked more to apply.
Last month, Policing Board chairman Professor Desmond Rea said effective policing could only be achieved by people of all backgrounds joining the partnership set up.
Sinn Fein has refused to accept the new policing arrangements and said it would not sit on the new partnerships until the Patten recommendations were fully implemented. The party also said the partnerships would not have enough power to hold the police service fully to account.
Up to nine independents will sit in each of the 29 consultative bodies, with the rest made up of civic and political representatives.
Belfast will have four boards, with each of the remaining 25 district council areas represented by one board apiece.
It is anticipated that the District Policing Partnership Boards will operate as sub-committees to the councils, advising on policing priorities and holding police commanders in their areas to account.
They are expected to be up and running by early next year.
(MB)
With more than 200 places available, the deadline for applications closes today. However, officials have said that while there has been a reasonable response from nationalists, they would have liked more to apply.
Last month, Policing Board chairman Professor Desmond Rea said effective policing could only be achieved by people of all backgrounds joining the partnership set up.
Sinn Fein has refused to accept the new policing arrangements and said it would not sit on the new partnerships until the Patten recommendations were fully implemented. The party also said the partnerships would not have enough power to hold the police service fully to account.
Up to nine independents will sit in each of the 29 consultative bodies, with the rest made up of civic and political representatives.
Belfast will have four boards, with each of the remaining 25 district council areas represented by one board apiece.
It is anticipated that the District Policing Partnership Boards will operate as sub-committees to the councils, advising on policing priorities and holding police commanders in their areas to account.
They are expected to be up and running by early next year.
(MB)
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