PSNI chief under pressure after critical review of COVID-19 response

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PSNI chief under pressure after critical review of COVID-19 response

Northern Ireland's chief constable is under pressure after the force's Policing Board and its Federation challenged decisions on spit hoods and its handling of a protest march.

Date - 12th November 2020
By - Chris Smith

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CC Simon Byrne is considering his response to a critical review by the force’s Policing Board into a Black Lives Matters march and calls from the Police Federation of Northern Ireland to rethink a decision to phase out spit hoods and bite...

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