The Northern Ireland Policing Board (Irish: Bord Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlan Polisin Boord) is the police authority for Northern Ireland, charged with supervising the activities of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). It is a non-departmental public body composed of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and independent members of the community (including some members of political parties), who are appointed by the Minister of Justice using the Nolan principles for public appointments. Appointments were made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland prior to the devolution of policing and justice.
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