The Hillsborough Agreement was an agreement reached in
Northern Ireland that allowed the
devolution
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territories h ...
of
policing
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
and
justice powers to the
Northern Ireland Executive. The agreement was made on 5 February 2010 and included an agreement on controversial
parades and on implementing outstanding matters from the
St Andrews Agreement. Additionally, it reworked the way in which the
Minister of Justice is selected to be chosen with
cross-community support rather than through the
D'Hondt method used for most other ministers.
It was signed at and named after Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough, County Down. The Agreements of Sunningdale, Belfast and St Andrews were also negotiated in those places.
See also
*
Belfast Agreement
*
St Andrews Agreement
References
External links
* Th
Hillsborough Castle Agreement* Foster, David; Gay, Oonagh (18 March 2010)
The Hillsborough Agreement
Politics of Ireland
Politics of Northern Ireland
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