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It became the Police Service of Northern Ireland ( PSNI ) in 2001.

The RUC was renamed and reformed, as is provided for by the final version of the Police ( Northern Ireland ) Act 2000.

The RUC was continually accused by sections of the minority nationalist community and human rights groups of one-sided policing and discrimination, as well as for its collusion with loyalist paramilitaries ( see below ).

Conversely, the RUC was praised by other security forces as one of the most professional policing operations in the world.

The allegations regarding collusion have prompted several inquiries, the most recent of which was published by Police Ombudsman Nuala O ' Loan.

No RUC Officer has been charged with any offence as a result of this report.