Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003

Public bill · Government · Presented

Would allow members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to apply for senior Garda positions, and Gardaí to apply for equivalent positions there, with selection based on merit and recognition of experience. It would also enable officers to serve in the other police service for up to three years, with appropriate powers and protections, while setting rules for discipline, complaints, training, joint investigations, emergency planning and communication.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make provision, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Police Co-operation, done at Belfast on 29 April 2002, in relation to the appointment and secondment of members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to such ranks in the Garda Síochána as may be prescribed, the secondment of members of the Garda Síochána to that Service and other connected matters

Last updated 16 April 2018