David Ford said the scheme was designed to allow police officers to leave with dignity Continue reading the main story Related stories Police redundancy bill hits £500m Justice Minister David Ford has said the Patten redundancy scheme for police officers was designed to allow them to leave with dignity and reasonable payment. Sinn Fein has criticised the cost of the scheme which is almost £500m. It ends in 10 weeks time. The scheme was part of the Good Friday Agreement and was aimed at increasing the number of Catholics in the police. Mr Ford said it was thought...
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