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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Polis Service o Norlin Airlan), officially the Police Service of Northern Ireland (incorporating the Royal Ulster Constabulary), is the police service responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within Northern Ireland.
View all policing areas or search below for your local policing area. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is the police force that serves Northern Ireland.
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The Police Service of Northern Ireland ( PSNI) ( Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann) is the police service that covers Northern Ireland. It was started on 4 November 2001. The old police service for Northern Ireland was the Royal Ulster Constabulary. The service is based in Cherryvalley, east Belfast.
Oct 9, 2023 · 6 min read. The Patten review recommended a more representative police force for Northern Ireland. What are the origins of the PSNI? The Police Service of Northern Ireland was created in 2001 as a successor to the controversial Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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In Northern Ireland, the Police Service of Northern Ireland is supervised by the Northern Ireland Policing Board. In Scotland, Police Scotland is overseen by the Scottish Police Authority. The British Transport Police and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary had their own police authority established in 2004. These forces operate across the United ...
However unlike England and Wales, which have police forces divided by local areas such as ceremonial counties or local council areas, Northern Ireland (like Scotland) has a single territorial police force, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), formerly known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).
The Northern Ireland Policing Board (Irish: Bord Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlan Polisin Boord) is the police authority for Northern Ireland, charged with supervising the activities of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
