04/11/2003

Belfast DPP to examine police performance in detail

The first six-month special meeting of the recently constituted Belfast District Policing Partnerships will examine the performance of the police in the first half-year reporting period.

One of the principal responsibilities of the District Policing Partnership (DPP) is to monitor the performance of the Police Service for Northern Ireland.

Although this considered at every public meeting of the DPP, once every six months a special meeting is held at which the Police are required to present detailed reports.

These reports include:
  • the steps that are being taken to progress policing with the community and core function of all police within the City
  • the contribution that the Police are making to any Community Safety Projects within the City
  • progress in achieving targets set out in the Local and Annual Policing Plans
  • progress in achieving targets relative to crime prevention in the City.
This public meeting will take place in the City Hall on Wednesday November 5 2003 at 7pm.

Members of the public who either live in or are affected by the policing of the city are welcome to attend the DPP meeting.

Copies of the reports from the four PSNI District Commanders for Belfast City area will be available at the meeting.

(SP)

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