Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

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The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed policing in Northern Ireland following the Good Friday Agreement, including establishing the Police Service of Northern Ireland and new oversight arrangements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
abolishes Royal Ulster Constabulary name for the police force ⓘ
aimsTo enhance community confidence in policing ⓘ
ensure policing is conducted with regard to human rights standards ⓘ
increase accountability of policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ
amends earlier legislation on policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ
citation 2000 c. 32 ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn community oversight of policing ⓘ
composition of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
human rights training for police officers ⓘ
recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creates arrangements for local consultation on policing ⓘ
mechanisms for monitoring police performance in Northern Ireland ⓘ
statutory Northern Ireland Policing Board ⓘ
enactedFollowing Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
establishes District Policing Partnerships ⓘ
Northern Ireland Policing Board ⓘ
Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
community policing arrangements ⓘ
hasLegalStatus in force, as amended ⓘ
implementsRecommendationsOf Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland ⓘ
Patten Report ⓘ
introducedBy Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ
jurisdiction Northern Ireland ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision about policing in Northern Ireland and for connected purposes ⓘ
partOf post-conflict legal reforms in Northern Ireland ⓘ
providesFor new accountability arrangements for policing ⓘ
new policing principles for Northern Ireland ⓘ
renaming of the Royal Ulster Constabulary as the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
reforms oversight of policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ
policing structures in Northern Ireland ⓘ
regulates appointment of senior officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
functions of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ
police conduct and discipline in Northern Ireland ⓘ
relatedTo Good Friday Agreement implementation ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ
sector criminal justice ⓘ
shortTitle Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
subjectMatter human rights in policing ⓘ
law enforcement reform ⓘ
policing ⓘ
public order ⓘ
territorialExtent Northern Ireland ⓘ
yearOfAct 2000 ⓘ

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Police Service of Northern Ireland → legalBasis → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland → legalBasis → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Policing Board → legalBasis → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland → influenced → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 → shortTitle → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
PSNI Roads Policing Unit → legalAuthority → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland → governingLegislation → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (amendments) ⓘ
linked to: Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000
PSNI District Policing Command → governingLaw → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
British police service → governedBy → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
Special Constables → legalAuthorityUnder → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Policing Board → legalBasis → Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ⓘ
subject linked to: NIPB