Patten Report

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf government report
policing reform report
public inquiry report
alsoKnownAs Report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
appliesTo Northern Ireland
authoringBody Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
chairperson Chris Patten
Christopher Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes
commissionedBy British Government NERFINISHED
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 Belfast Agreement NERFINISHED
Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED
locationOfPublication London
numberOfRecommendations 175
partOf implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
publicationDate 1999-09-09
publicationYear 1999
publisher 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
subjectArea peace process in Northern Ireland
police reform
title A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland

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