50/50 recruitment

‘Temporary’ 50:50 recruitment provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 to End

Pete Baker on March 22, 2011, 4:58 pm | Readers 108

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise… As the BBC reports, the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, published the Government’s response [pdf file] to the public consultation on the temporary 50:50 recruitment provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. From Owen Paterson’s statement Owen Paterson said: “Some ten years after the introduction of the provisions, a significant proportion of serving officers – currently 29.76% – are now from a Catholic community background. This is at the top …

Is it time to end 50/50 recruitment to the PSNI?

Mick Fealty on March 14, 2011, 12:39 pm | Readers 134

Great to see an important discussion on last Thursday’s Hearts and Minds being led by two woman, Dr Mary Gethins author of a new book on experiences of Catholics within the police in Northern Ireland, and Rev Leslie Carroll from the Presbyterian Church’s Church and Society Committee… Now the proportion of Catholics in the PSNI is at 30% (just three per cent short of Patten’s original target) is it time to end the positive discrimination in favour of Catholic recruitment? …