DUP congratulate new Chief Constable

 Following the announcement that Matt Baggott is to be the next Chief Constable of the PSNI, the DUP’s Policing Board members Peter Weir MLA, Tom Buchannan MLA, Ian Paisley Jnr MLA and Jimmy Spratt MLA said, 

“We want to congratulate Matt Baggott on this great achievement and we look forward to working with him when he takes up office.  There are a number of challenges which Mr. Baggott will face immediately and we would urge him to work with the community in addressing these matters.   There are clear concerns about resources in the PSNI, particularly in the face of a dissident threat, we want to work with the Chief Constable to tackle these issues and ensure that Northern Ireland has the highest quality of policing.  We have already assured the incoming Chief Constable that any deal to devolve policing powers to Stormont can only be considered when a suitable financial package is in place to support policing in the Province.”