Police Authority for Northern Ireland

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The Police Authority for Northern Ireland was the public oversight body responsible for monitoring and holding the police service in Northern Ireland to account during the latter part of the 20th century.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf police oversight body
public authority
accountableTo Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
aim ensure police accountability to the community
maintain public confidence in policing
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland
country United Kingdom
dissolvedAsConsequenceOf policing reforms following the peace process in Northern Ireland
function advise government on policing matters in Northern Ireland
monitor police effectiveness
set policing priorities
governedBy United Kingdom law
hasJurisdiction territory of Northern Ireland
hasLanguage English
legalForm statutory body
locatedIn Belfast
Northern Ireland
oversaw Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED
partOf criminal justice system of Northern Ireland
publicBodyType police authority
replacedBy Northern Ireland Policing Board
role ensuring accountability of the police service
holding the police service in Northern Ireland to account
monitoring police performance
oversight of policing in Northern Ireland
sector law enforcement oversight
subjectOf policing reforms in Northern Ireland
supervisedOrganizationType police service
timePeriod latter part of the 20th century

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Royal Ulster Constabulary
oversight

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