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Tue 11 Nov 2002Devolved policing pledged if IRA ceases operationsPolicing and criminal justice powers would devolve speedily to Northern Ireland if the IRA ceased to operate as an active paramilitary force, the Northern Secretary has told The Irish Times. Gerry Moriarty and Dan Keenan reportMr Paul Murphy, in today's edition, moves beyond the policing legislation he published yesterday by opening up the prospect of Northern Ireland having a Department of Justice to administer policing and criminal justice.