SDLP: Patten scheme causing shortfall in detectives

Senior police in the North are today facing a shortfall of 107 detectives.

Fri, 08 Sep, 2006 - 19:19

Senior police in the North are today facing a shortfall of 107 detectives.

Investigators were released prematurely under the Patten severance scheme designed to bring in new blood and there have been changes to the police’s structure calling for extra resources, the SDLP said today.

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Courts PSNI Place: Northern Ireland Place: Westminster Person: Alex Attwood Person: Chris Patten Person: Chief Constable Person: Hugh Orde Person: Willie Hay Person: Patten Organisation: SDLP Organisation: Catholic Organisation: Royal Ulster Constabulary Organisation: Policing Board Organisation: PSNI Organisation: Crime Operations Department Organisation: Democratic Unionist Board

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