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Wed 11 Nov 2002'Disbelief' at move to include IRA in policingThe head of the group representing rank-and-file PSNI officers has reacted with "disbelief" to the British government's conditional commitment to allow former IRA members have a role in local policing.Mr Irwin Montgomery, chairman of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland, was highly critical of Northern Secretary Mr Paul Murphy's decision to permit former paramilitaries to join District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) if the IRA ends paramilitary activity.