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<p>The Government continues to fully support the Northern Ireland Justice Minister,
who is leading discussions with the parties, to try to secure full operating powers
for the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland. Home Office Ministers have regular
discussions with Ministerial colleagues and others. As was the case with previous
administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such
meetings. <br><br>The Director General of the National Crime Agency has also given
his full support to these negotiations and has met with some of the political partiesand
appeared before the Northern Ireland Policing Board. <br><br>We are committed to resolving
this so that the people and communities of Northern Ireland can benefit from the full
range of the National Crime Agency’s capabilities, like the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p>
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