Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland

A group established on 3 June 1998 by the British government under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. The main function of the Commission was to review the future role of policing in Northern Ireland and to make recommendations. The membership of the Commission was chosen by the British government and the preferred nominations of the Irish government were rejected. The Commission was chaired by Chris Patton a former Northern Ireland minister and seven other members were named in a press release.