We recommend that one of the few unimplemented reforms suggested by Patten, namely a pilot cadet-type scheme between the police and young people, be reconsidered by the PSNI. We recommend also that the PSNI commission fresh research into the barriers to applications to the service from underrepresented groups. In addition, it should produce and publish an Action Plan, informed by this research, containing the key steps it will take to increase recruitment and applications from Catholic, ethnic minority and working-class communities. This should be completed, if possible, in time for the next officer recruitment campaign. (Recommendation, Paragraph 45)