PSNI '50-50' policy to continue

The British government has announced plans to continue controversial rules requiring 50% of all police recruits in the North to be Catholic.

PSNI '50-50' policy to continue

The British government has announced plans to continue controversial rules requiring 50% of all police recruits in the North to be Catholic.

The 50-50 Protestant-Catholic recruitment ratio was recommended by the Patten Commission on reform of the old RUC.

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