A former IRA woman prisoner is among three representatives chosen by Sinn Féin to serve on Northern Ireland's policing board.
Martina Anderson, who is Sinn Féin's Foyle MLA, has been selected alongside party policing spokesperson Alex Maskey and North Antrim MLA Daithí McKay to sit on the board.
Ms Anderson spent over 13 years in prisons in England and Ireland after being found guilty of conspiracy to cause explosions in Britain in 1986. She was released under the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
Speaking at Stormont this morning, Mr Maskey said:
"Sinn Féin taking up positions on the Policing Board is clearly significant. There are big challenges for us in the coming period as we seek to deliver on the mandate we have been given. But as with our approach to any issue we will be resolute and we will be determined.
"The prize of a truly accountable and representative policing service which serves the entire community is I believe achievable and I believe that our contribution on the Policing Board will be key to achieving this goal," he added.
The Sinn Féin representatives will sit on the reconstituted policing board after the political institutions go live on May 8th.
