Patten Report

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government report policing reform report public inquiry report

The Patten Report is a landmark 1999 document that recommended sweeping reforms to policing in Northern Ireland, leading to the creation of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and reshaping the role and structure of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary.

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instanceOf	government report ⓘ policing reform report ⓘ public inquiry report ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ surface form: Report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
appliesTo	Northern Ireland ⓘ
authoringBody	Patten Commission on the future of policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ surface form: Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
chairperson	Chris Patten ⓘ Chris Patten ⓘ surface form: Christopher Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes
commissionedBy	UK government ⓘ surface form: British Government Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ surface form: UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
context	post-conflict transition in Northern Ireland ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
focusesOn	policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ reform of the Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ
hasImpactOn	Northern Ireland Policing Board ⓘ Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ
influenced	Police Service of Northern Ireland structure ⓘ community–police relations in Northern Ireland ⓘ policing oversight in Northern Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Good Friday Agreement ⓘ surface form: Belfast Agreement Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
locationOfPublication	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
numberOfRecommendations	175 ⓘ
partOf	implementation of the Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
publicationDate	1999-09-09 ⓘ
publicationYear	1999 ⓘ
publisher	His Majesty's Stationery Office ⓘ surface form: The Stationery Office
recommended	demilitarisation of policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ enhanced human rights training for police officers ⓘ greater accountability of police to local communities ⓘ greater community policing ⓘ independent oversight of policing ⓘ new name for the police service in Northern Ireland ⓘ new symbols and emblems for policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ
resultedIn	changes to police accountability in Northern Ireland ⓘ changes to police recruitment in Northern Ireland ⓘ creation of District Policing Partnerships ⓘ creation of the Northern Ireland Policing Board ⓘ creation of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ establishment of new policing structures in Northern Ireland ⓘ introduction of 50:50 Catholic–Protestant recruitment to the PSNI ⓘ reforms to police oversight mechanisms in Northern Ireland ⓘ replacement of the Royal Ulster Constabulary by the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
shortName	Patten Report self-link ⓘ
subjectArea	peace process in Northern Ireland ⓘ police reform ⓘ
title	A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ

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