Policing row: Board demands meeting with Hain
The Northern Ireland Policing Board tonight expressed fears that Peter Hain is involved in behind the scenes talks which could lead a two tier system of policing.
After board members demanded a face to face meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary over British government plans to fund community restorative justice schemes, their chairman Sir Desmond Rea said they would oppose any back door move to allow self-appointed groups to take on quasi-policing roles – including stopping and searching people in the street.
