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Patten Report on the future of Policing in Northern Ireland, 9 September 1999


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Research: Martin Melaugh

Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland. (1999), A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland - The Report of the Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland [Patten Report]. Belfast: Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland; 9 September 1999. [Full Report; PDF File; 562KB]

If you do not wish to download the full report you can view each chapter by selecting from the chapter list below. Each chapter is a separate PDF file.

Chapter 1 The Task of the independent Commission on Policing
Chapter 2 The Indpendent Commission On Policing For Northern Ireland
Chapter 3 Perceptions of the Police: Main Findings
Chapter 4 Human Rights
Chapter 5 Accountability I: The Present Position
Chapter 6 Accountability II: A New Beginning
Chapter 7 Policing with the Community
Chapter 8 Policing in a Peaceful Society
Chapter 9 Public Order Policing
Chapter 10 Management and Personnel
Chapter 11 Information Technology
Chapter 12 Structure of the Police Service
Chapter 13 Size of the Police Service
Chapter 14 Composition of the Police Service
Chapter 15 Recruitment
Chapter 16 Training, Education and Development
Chapter 17 Culture, Ethos and Symbols
Chapter 18 Cooperation with Other Police Services
Chapter 19 Overseeing Change
Chapter 20 Summary of Recommendations
Annexes
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5

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