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| UDA project gets £1m public money | |
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| The government is expected to announce that it will give more than £1m to a project aimed at moving the UDA away from violence and crime. | |
| The Ulster Political Research Group has spent the past six months drawing up a business plan to persuade the government to fund a 3-year project. | The Ulster Political Research Group has spent the past six months drawing up a business plan to persuade the government to fund a 3-year project. |
| It said this could help transform the UDA into a non paramilitary group. The strategy appears to have worked. | |
| The government is expected to announce the funding move later on Thursday. | |
| The money will be used to open a number of offices in areas where the UDA has a strong presence, and to employ up to a dozen staff. | The money will be used to open a number of offices in areas where the UDA has a strong presence, and to employ up to a dozen staff. |
| The funding application was drawn up after widespread consultation with UDA members in a series of meetings throughout Northern Ireland. | The funding application was drawn up after widespread consultation with UDA members in a series of meetings throughout Northern Ireland. |
| The UPRG claimed there was a genuine desire to change and for the UDA to become a community association rather than a terrorist group. | The UPRG claimed there was a genuine desire to change and for the UDA to become a community association rather than a terrorist group. |
| In return for the funding, the government wants to see the end of all UDA violence and criminality, including extortion rackets and drug dealing. | In return for the funding, the government wants to see the end of all UDA violence and criminality, including extortion rackets and drug dealing. |
| If there is no noticeable reduction in these activities, the UPRG has been told that the funding will be withdrawn. | If there is no noticeable reduction in these activities, the UPRG has been told that the funding will be withdrawn. |