NI: Next PSNI chief constable to be chosen tomorrow

NI: Next PSNI chief constable to be chosen tomorrow

The next PSNI chief constable is set to be chosen by the Northern Ireland Policing Board tomorrow.

The four candidates for the post are PSNI officers Steve Martin and Mark Hamilton and two police officers from Great Britain, Jon Boutcher and Simon Byrne, BBC News reports.

A special meeting of the Policing Board at 5pm on Friday will consider who to appoint.

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is expected to announce the appointment in the evening in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive.

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