The Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland was established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement, intended as a major step in the Northern Ireland peace process. Chaired by Conserv
Chris Patten, former Governor of Hong Kong led ‘A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland - The Report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland’ (1999) (referred to as the Patten Report)
Patten Report. Fig. 12
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The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force of Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary following the partition of Irelan
Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
…Ireland popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. Key recommendations included: renaming the Royal Ulster Constabulary the Police Service of Northern Ireland; a new Policing Board and District Policing Partnership Boards to ensure accountability…
The fortifications of the RUC station in Dungiven in 2007.
An Ógra Shinn Féin propaganda sticker calling for the RUC to be disbanded