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<p>Crime, and especially organised crime, does not respect borders. International
co-operation is therefore essential. The relationship with the Republic of Ireland
is particularly important given its land border with a part of the United Kingdom.
The relationships between the law enforcement agencies in Northern Ireland, who are
devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, as well as bodies such as HM Revenue and
Customs, Border Force and the National Crime Agency which are UK-wide bodies, and
their counterparts in the Republic of Ireland, are very good. A North South cross
border organised crime conference was held on 1-2 October involving all the major
bodies. This is one example of the desire to develop that co-operation further. There
are also plans for a cross border forum on human trafficking and forced labour in
January of next year.</p>
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