Residents reject parades review
The two residents groups at the centre of disputed parades on the Ormeau Road and Drumcree have rejected a review aimed at resolving the stalemate.
The review of parading has recommended the scrapping of the Parades Commission and replacing it with a process involving local councils.
Chaired by former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown, the review has cross community membership and its recommendations include new structures to sorting out parading.
It meant local discussion -particularly at administrative council level- where interested parties are informed and concerns raised. If there is local agreement the parade proceeds.
If there is no agreement, there is mediation and once again if that works the parades proceed under agreed arrangements.
If there is no agreement,it goes to a three-member adjudication panel appointed by OFMDFM. An adjudication is issued and later there is a review of the process.
However, the residents groups associated with Drumcree and Ormeau have rejected the review panel`s plans saying that it is opening the door once again to making them a political football.
