£1bn package for devolution welcomed by Chief Constable

The North's Chief Constable today said he was happy with the £1bn (€1.1bn) financial package secured for the devolution of policing powers to the region and was ready and willing for the move to go ahead.

Matt Baggott said the deal tabled by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave him the ability to deliver effective community policing secure in the knowledge that outstanding bills facing the PSNI had been dealt with.