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| Brown publishes NI policing plans | |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has published budget proposals for the devolution of policing and justice. | |
| The move comes after he met the Northern Ireland first and deputy first minister in Downing Street on Tuesday. | |
| The prime minister told the Commons that he has put together a financial settlement for the devolution of policing and justice. | The prime minister told the Commons that he has put together a financial settlement for the devolution of policing and justice. |
| He said he had written to the party leaders outlining the budget which is believed to be in the region of £1bn. | He said he had written to the party leaders outlining the budget which is believed to be in the region of £1bn. |
| Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Brown said: "Our aim is a peaceful, more secure and more prosperous Northern Ireland." | Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Brown said: "Our aim is a peaceful, more secure and more prosperous Northern Ireland." |
| As part of the proposals, the Northern Ireland Executive would, in any one year, have to meet the first £12m of compensation claims by police officers suffering from hearing loss. | |
| Anything above that would be met by the Treasury. | |
| To help the executive meet the £12m a year bill the Treasury would buy assets worth up to £12m a year, for five years. |