PSNI主任说,没有必要恢复50-50名天主教/非天主教的招募,理由是天主教雇用率低,拒绝要求调查监视的呼声。 PSNI chief says no need to return to 50-50 Catholic/non-Catholic recruitment, citing low Catholic hiring and rejecting calls for inquiry into surveillance.

PSNI警察总长Jon Boutcher说, 部队不需要回到50-50个天主教和非天主教招募目标, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the force doesn’t need to return to a 50-50 Catholic and non-Catholic recruitment target, though he left the door open for future reconsideration. 他列举了十多年来天主教招募率最低的例子,尽管对最近的一项运动作出了强有力的总体反应,并强调社区领导人需要鼓励代表性不足的群体。 He cited the lowest Catholic recruitment rate in over a decade, despite strong overall response to a recent campaign, and stressed the need for community leaders to encourage underrepresented groups. Boutcher强调对不当行为的零容忍,并拒绝对警方对记者Vincent Kearney的监视进行公开调查的呼吁,他援引一项独立审查,没有发现任何系统性的失误。 Boutcher emphasized zero tolerance for misconduct and rejected calls for a public inquiry into police surveillance of journalist Vincent Kearney, citing an independent review that found no systemic failures. 2011年结束的50-50政策最初是在Patten改革后实施的,目的是使部队多样化。 The 50-50 policy, ended in 2011, was originally introduced after the Patten reforms to diversify the force.