PSNI's 50/50 recruitment policy ends

The 50/50 recruitment of Catholics and Protestants to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is to cease within days, the British government has confirmed.

PSNI's 50/50 recruitment policy ends

The 50/50 recruitment of Catholics and Protestants to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is to cease within days, the British government has confirmed.

Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson said that having considered responses to a public consultation on the issue, he had decided to end the policy on March 28.

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