Security Policy Meetings (Northern Ireland)

Security Policy Meetings were high-level security meetings in Northern Ireland. According to the Pat Finucane Review by Sir Desmond de Silva QC:

The Security Policy Meetings (SPMs) were attended by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and his principal security advisers: the DCI, the Chief Constable, the GOC and the NIO Permanent Secretary. These meetings typically occurred every month and involved a review of paramilitary activity and intentions, and covered relevant security issues requiring resolution. It should be noted that these meetings were high-level discussions of security policy at a strategic level; they did not generally cover operational issues such as agent recruitment and handling.