PATTEN COMMISSION

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leave out from 'Ireland' to end and add 'as a basis for an informed discussion on the future of policing in Northern Ireland for which the Government has announced a consultation period; recognises that the establishment of this commission was part of the Good Friday Agreement,which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the people of Northern Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland in the 1998 referendum;further recognises,however,that the Commission's detailed report itself was not voted on in the referendum and that the report is capable of being taken in part as a whole by those who have the right to express concern over the contents or the political context of the report's 175 specific proposals; and regrets suggestions that those who express such legitimate concerns from a republican, nationalist, unionist or other perspective should be accused of seeking to undermine the Good Friday Agreement.'.