Troubles murder probe funding row
The Government has been accused of failing to deliver on a pledge to fund an investigative unit re-examining murders from the Troubles.
Dave Cox, head of the Historical Enquiries Team, (HET) said last year's funding, worth £4m had to come out of the Chief Constable's policing budget.
This was despite a Government promise two years ago that it would provide £32m for the work over six years.
However, an NIO spokesman insisted the police had not lost out on funding.
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Dave Cox, head of the Historical Enquiries Team, (HET) said last year's funding, worth £4m had to come out of the Chief Constable's policing budget.
This was despite a Government promise two years ago that it would provide £32m for the work over six years.
However, an NIO spokesman insisted the police had not lost out on funding.