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Police Reform – 2001

Regarding implementation of the Patten Commission’s recommendations, Secretary of State John Reid published a 75-page long policing plan on 17 August 2001. The plan detailed progress made in areas of Ombudsman, appointment of an Oversight Commissioner, reduction in the police size as well as selecting new recruits on a 50:50 basis. A new Policing Board was set up in September. On 4 November 2001, Royal Ulster Constabulary changed its name to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. On 12 December, the Police Board also changed a badge for the new service and emblem.¹“Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland,” accessed January 29, 2013, http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/policing/commissi…