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![]() The personalities behind Patten
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The 175 recommendations contained in the "Patten report" are the result of an exhaustive 15-month study into policing in Northern Ireland. Research was carried out by an eight-member "independent commission", established under terms set out in last year's Good Friday peace agreement.
The accord provided for "the opportunity for a new beginning to policing in Northern Ireland with a police service capable of attracting and sustaining support from the community as a whole". The Independent Commission for Policing in Northern Ireland was formed on 3 June 1998. Under terms of the agreement, it had to be "broadly representative, with expert and international representation among its membership".
They consulted widely with politicians and community groups of all shades. They also sought the views of various police bodies, the British and Irish governments, non-governmental expert organisations and a range of focus groups and committees.
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