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Police, Government and Accountability is an examination of the relationship between police and central and local government in the United Kingdom. The book deals with the constitutional position of police and traces developments in the debate on accountability from the Royal Commission report of 1962 to the present day. The second edition also re-examines the police and government relationship after the passing of the controversial Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 and the local government reforms. Particular attention is given to the model of accountability in Northern Ireland and the role played by the army in aid to the civil power.
List of contents
Foreword; Lord Deedes - Introduction - The Royal Commission on the Police 1962 - The Police Act 1964 - Pressures for Change - The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 - Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary - The Metropolitan Police - Non-Home Office Forces - Northern Ireland - The Police in Northern Ireland - The Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 - The Role of the Army in Northern Ireland - The Primacy of the Police - The Police Authority for Northern Ireland (PANI) - Developments after 1994 - The Government Proposals for a White Paper on Police-Structures in Northern Ireland - Conclusions - Notes - Index
Summary
Police, Government and Accountability is an examination of the relationship between police and central and local government in the United Kingdom. The second edition also re-examines the police and government relationship after the passing of the controversial Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 and the local government reforms.
