Community confidence/exploitation of young people & tackling paramilitarism following IRC report

Date asked:
Board Member:Dr Kate Laverty
Question type:Oral

Question

The ninth IRC report identifies community confidence in policing as essential to ending paramilitarism.  How will the PSNI build trust among young people, particularly those from Catholic, ethnic minority and working-class communities? And how will you target paramilitary adults exploiting young people, rather than criminalising those being exploited or recruiting them as CHIS?

Answer

You can view the full video here: Policing Board Meeting in Public: November 2026

The full answer to this question can be found at 1:48:18

Dr Kate Laverty