Simon Byrne steps down after an emergency meeting of Northern Ireland's Policing Board.
He had been facing calls to quit after a number of recent controversiesThe board questioned Byrne for five hours in a meeting last Thursday after a court ruled that two officers were unlawfully disciplined for an arrest at a Troubles commemoration event
That came after the details of 10,000 police officers and staff were mistakenly revealed on the internet last monthIn Northern Ireland, PSNI workers face continuing threat from paramilitaries and often protect their identities to maintain personal security
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