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| − | '''Security Policy Meetings''' were-level security meetings in Northern Ireland. According to the Pat Finucane Review by Sir [[Desmond de Silva]] QC: | + | '''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.<ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch3">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter003/ Volume 1 - Chapter 3: Intelligence structures], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref> | ::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.<ref name="DeSilvavol1Ch3">Sir Desmond de Silva, [http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/volume01/chapter003/ Volume 1 - Chapter 3: Intelligence structures], Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 13 December 2012
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.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Sir Desmond de Silva, Volume 1 - Chapter 3: Intelligence structures, Pat Finucane Review, 12 December 2012.
