Northern Ireland peace process

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chooses Box for Cloud Content Management

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Public policy, Government, Software, Networks, Internet, Law enforcement, Emergency services, Data management, Technology, Security, Government of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland peace process, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Countries, Police (Northern Ireland) Act, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Box, THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND, Box

b'Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX), the leading Content Cloud, today announced that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has expanded its relationship with Box.

Key Points: 
  • b'Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX), the leading Content Cloud, today announced that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has expanded its relationship with Box.
  • Headquartered in Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland is using Box as its secure, integrated platform to power Digital Policing and serve Northern Ireland\xe2\x80\x99s 1.8 million residents.\n\xe2\x80\x9cAt the Police Service of Northern Ireland, our mission is to keep people safe in the digital age, and exceptional technology services and solutions are central to accomplishing that,\xe2\x80\x9d said Jeff McNamara, Head of Information and Communication Services at the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cThanks to Box we\xe2\x80\x99re able to focus on providing more effective policing for the benefit of the community.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Police Service of Northern Ireland is a leading service that is highly focused on transforming policing through digital innovation,\xe2\x80\x9d said Stephanie Carullo, COO of Box.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWe\xe2\x80\x99re excited that Box can play a central role in helping to power the vital work of public service and protection across Northern Ireland.\xe2\x80\x9d\nThe Police Service of Northern Ireland first became a Box customer in 2018.

Remarks by President Charles Michel at the joint press conference with Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland

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Friday, October 9, 2020
Countries, Europe, Island countries, United Kingdom and the European Union, Northern Ireland peace process, Politics of Northern Ireland, Disaster preparedness, Brexit withdrawal agreement, Brexit, Good Friday Agreement, Republic of Ireland, European Union

And I would like to warmly thank you for your welcome and for your hospitality.

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  • And I would like to warmly thank you for your welcome and for your hospitality.
  • We had very constructive discussions on many important topics and, of course, we also tackled Brexit.
  • The EU stands in full solidarity with Ireland and this is especially true when it comes to the full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  • The Good Friday Agreement, the peace and stability of the island of Ireland and the integrity of the single market.

Short inquiry launch: Agrifood and the Northern Ireland Protocol

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Countries, Geography of Europe, Northern Ireland peace process, Politics of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Executive, Europe, Ireland–United Kingdom relations, Brexit withdrawal agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Republic of Ireland, IRELAND

The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland applies some EU rules to Northern Ireland after the transition period, including those covering customs and other measures affecting the movement of goods.

Key Points: 
  • The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland applies some EU rules to Northern Ireland after the transition period, including those covering customs and other measures affecting the movement of goods.
  • Its aims are to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, maintain the integrity of the EUs single market and protect the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
  • Stakeholders have raised concerns about what the Protocol could mean for the agrifood sector in Northern Ireland, particularly:
    The impact of COVID-19 on preparations for the end of the transition period.
  • The Committee will put any concerns arising from this inquiry to Defra Ministers before the summer recess.

Short inquiry launch: Agrifood and the Northern Ireland Protocol

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Countries, Geography of Europe, Northern Ireland peace process, Politics of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Executive, Europe, Ireland–United Kingdom relations, Brexit withdrawal agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Republic of Ireland, IRELAND

The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland applies some EU rules to Northern Ireland after the transition period, including those covering customs and other measures affecting the movement of goods.

Key Points: 
  • The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland applies some EU rules to Northern Ireland after the transition period, including those covering customs and other measures affecting the movement of goods.
  • Its aims are to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, maintain the integrity of the EUs single market and protect the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
  • Stakeholders have raised concerns about what the Protocol could mean for the agrifood sector in Northern Ireland, particularly:
    The impact of COVID-19 on preparations for the end of the transition period.
  • The Committee will put any concerns arising from this inquiry to Defra Ministers before the summer recess.

Devolution in Northern Ireland, 1998-2020

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland peace process, Northern Ireland, In Northern Ireland, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, Northern Ireland Executive, Politics of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Act, Devolution in the United Kingdom, Scotland Act, Devolution

The devolution settlement in Northern Ireland is, as the academic Colin Knox put it in 2010, inextricably linked to the divisive issues which precipitated its inception and characterise its operation in practice.

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  • The devolution settlement in Northern Ireland is, as the academic Colin Knox put it in 2010, inextricably linked to the divisive issues which precipitated its inception and characterise its operation in practice.
  • Furthermore, as others have written, in Northern Ireland more than any other part of the United Kingdom, devolution remains a process.
  • At that point, the Scotland Act 1998, Government of Wales Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 1998 transformed the UKs territorial constitution.
  • This briefing paper sets out the devolution settlement in Northern Ireland as it stands, before revisiting the Belfast Agreement of 1998 and charting subsequent legislation and political events since that date.

Article - Verhofstadt: “We will only approve Brexit deal after UK has approved it”

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Northern Ireland, Good Friday Agreement, Government of Northern Ireland, In Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland peace process, Politics by country, Government of the United Kingdom

That was very important, because we dont want a solution for Ireland that creates a border.

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  • That was very important, because we dont want a solution for Ireland that creates a border.
  • Immediately when you establish a border on the island, there would be a return of the violence we have seen in the past.
  • However, before the Parliaments vote on the agreement is required, it will still need to be adopted by the UK first.
  • Should the UK reject the current deal, then an extension should only be given under specific circumstances, said Verhofstadt.

Urgent Question on restoring devolution in Northern Ireland

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Government of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Government of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland peace process, Politics of Northern Ireland, Devolution in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Executive, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Office, United Ireland

The Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Tony Lloyd MP, has asked an urgent question on restoring devolution in Northern Ireland.

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  • The Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Tony Lloyd MP, has asked an urgent question on restoring devolution in Northern Ireland.
  • The devolved government ofNorthern Ireland, the Northern IrelandAssembly,currently has no Executive and has been suspended since 2017.In 2018, Parliament passed the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act,which hasensured services in Northern Ireland continue to run.The provisions in the Act were due toexpire today.
  • The Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland asked theSecretary of State for Northern Ireland to comment on the progress of restoring devolution in Northern Ireland.
  • He also detailed when the legal framework forsame-sex marriage and abortion rights in Northern Ireland would be put in place.

Committee question PSNI Chief Constable on rise in Organised Crime

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Northern Ireland peace process, Prevention, Safety, Government of Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Police, Organized crime, Government, Organised Crime Task Force, Assessment on Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland

As concern about the increase in organised crime activity in Northern Ireland grows, the Committee will be exploring the scope of the problem and the capacity of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with it.

Key Points: 
  • As concern about the increase in organised crime activity in Northern Ireland grows, the Committee will be exploring the scope of the problem and the capacity of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with it.
  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has publicly estimated that approximately 100 Organised Crime Gangs are currently active in Northern Ireland, with about 10-15% of these having foreign dimensions.
  • Despite the breadth of the issue, a former senior official from the PSNIs Organised Crime Branch raised concerns that the police service no longer has the resources to tackle the rise in organised criminal activity.
  • In this session, the Committee will be questioning the Chief Constable of the Northern Ireland Police Service about how and why Organised Crime Gangs have been allowed to operate productively in Northern Ireland for so long, and the role technology, such as the dark web, may play in their success.

Committee question PSNI Chief Constable on rise in Organised Crime

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Northern Ireland peace process, Prevention, Safety, Government of Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Police, Organized crime, Government, Organised Crime Task Force, Assessment on Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland

As concern about the increase in organised crime activity in Northern Ireland grows, the Committee will be exploring the scope of the problem and the capacity of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with it.

Key Points: 
  • As concern about the increase in organised crime activity in Northern Ireland grows, the Committee will be exploring the scope of the problem and the capacity of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with it.
  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has publicly estimated that approximately 100 Organised Crime Gangs are currently active in Northern Ireland, with about 10-15% of these having foreign dimensions.
  • Despite the breadth of the issue, a former senior official from the PSNIs Organised Crime Branch raised concerns that the police service no longer has the resources to tackle the rise in organised criminal activity.
  • In this session, the Committee will be questioning the Chief Constable of the Northern Ireland Police Service about how and why Organised Crime Gangs have been allowed to operate productively in Northern Ireland for so long, and the role technology, such as the dark web, may play in their success.

Committee question PSNI Chief Constable on rise in Organised Crime

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Northern Ireland peace process, Prevention, Safety, Government of Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Police, Organized crime, Government, Organised Crime Task Force, Assessment on Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland

As concern about the increase in organised crime activity in Northern Ireland grows, the Committee will be exploring the scope of the problem and the capacity of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with it.

Key Points: 
  • As concern about the increase in organised crime activity in Northern Ireland grows, the Committee will be exploring the scope of the problem and the capacity of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with it.
  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has publicly estimated that approximately 100 Organised Crime Gangs are currently active in Northern Ireland, with about 10-15% of these having foreign dimensions.
  • Despite the breadth of the issue, a former senior official from the PSNIs Organised Crime Branch raised concerns that the police service no longer has the resources to tackle the rise in organised criminal activity.
  • In this session, the Committee will be questioning the Chief Constable of the Northern Ireland Police Service about how and why Organised Crime Gangs have been allowed to operate productively in Northern Ireland for so long, and the role technology, such as the dark web, may play in their success.