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| Northern Ireland police service 'rehired 20% of retired RUC officers' | Northern Ireland police service 'rehired 20% of retired RUC officers' |
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| One in five Royal Ulster Constabulary officers who retired under Northern Ireland's policing reforms have been rehired by the force set up to replace it, a report has found. | One in five Royal Ulster Constabulary officers who retired under Northern Ireland's policing reforms have been rehired by the force set up to replace it, a report has found. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland has taken back more than 1,000 ex-RUC officers on temporary contracts in a process that a financial watchdog has described as "out of control". | The Police Service of Northern Ireland has taken back more than 1,000 ex-RUC officers on temporary contracts in a process that a financial watchdog has described as "out of control". |
| The Audit Office found that almost 20% of the 5,000 RUC officers laid off under the reforms headed by Chris Patten were rehired. | The Audit Office found that almost 20% of the 5,000 RUC officers laid off under the reforms headed by Chris Patten were rehired. |
| In 2001 the RUC was replaced by the PSNI as part of a programme to recruit more Catholics into the police in Northern Ireland. Catholics now comprise 30% of the PSNI. | In 2001 the RUC was replaced by the PSNI as part of a programme to recruit more Catholics into the police in Northern Ireland. Catholics now comprise 30% of the PSNI. |
| In a report published on Wednesday, the Audit Office said the PSNI's recruitment policy had not always met the high standards of governance of public bodies. It also revealed that in 2004, a £44m contract was awarded to a local company with no competitive tendering. | In a report published on Wednesday, the Audit Office said the PSNI's recruitment policy had not always met the high standards of governance of public bodies. It also revealed that in 2004, a £44m contract was awarded to a local company with no competitive tendering. |
| The Sinn Féin junior minister Gerry Kelly said the report showed there was "clearly an old boys' club" operating inside the post-Patten police service. | The Sinn Féin junior minister Gerry Kelly said the report showed there was "clearly an old boys' club" operating inside the post-Patten police service. |
| Kelly said: "This is D-day for the chief constable. I certainly hope he is going to come out and try to defend this, especially when these facts are uncontested. What we need to know is what is going to be done to rectify what I would describe as corrupt practices." | Kelly said: "This is D-day for the chief constable. I certainly hope he is going to come out and try to defend this, especially when these facts are uncontested. What we need to know is what is going to be done to rectify what I would describe as corrupt practices." |
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