NI officers urge Assembly to back them with more recruits

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NI officers urge Assembly to back them with more recruits

Northern Ireland's political leaders have been urged by frontline officers to back plans to increase their ranks.

Date - 13th October 2020
By - Chris Smith

Ahead of a crucial finance debate in the Assembly, rank and file officers in Northern Ireland urged politicians to fund the recruitment of 600 extra officers to bring their force up to a strength of 7,500. The uplift is part of the deal agreed in...

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