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Tue 08 Aug 2001Reid pledges to move ahead on Northern Ireland police boardThe British government has vowed to press ahead with plans to set up Northern Ireland's new Policing Board by next month, despite the refusal of the UUP to endorse the plans and the growing rift between the SDLP and Sinn Féin on the issue.Dr Reid insisted the time had come for parties to join the 19-member board which will hold the new service accountable.