Force legal services couldnt agree a legal definition of a funeral

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Force legal services 'couldn't agree a legal definition of a funeral'

Policing of funerals during the pandemic in Northern Ireland was difficult says HMIC review.

Date - 17th May 2021
By - Gary Mason

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The PSNI’s legal services department couldn’t agree a definition of a funeral under the rapidly changing COVID-19 regulations ahead of Bobby Storey’s controversial burial it has emerged. In clearing the force of blame the HMICFRS...

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