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THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) announced, yesterday, that it has completed the comparative analysis concerning the recommendations of the Linden Commission of Inquiry with respect to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and those made by previous consultancies in the Security Sector. In a press statement, the ministry recalled that the Linden Commission was called upon to “make recommendations, implementation of which will assist the GPF in effectively and professionally discharging their responsibilities for the maintenance of law and order in the
Linden community and similar communities, without endangering their own safety and that of innocent persons.
The statement noted that President Donald Ramotar had, at the recent Police Officers’ Conference, tasked the ministry with doing the study and taking the necessary steps to implement the decisions recommended by the Linden Commission, taking into account other recommendations made in previous reports concerning the GPF.
The ministry said, in that regard, it wishes to point out that the examination done shows that of the eight recommendations made by the Linden Commission, all are common to previous recommendations made from the Citizen Security Programme (CSP) Strategic Plan (2012); the Disciplined Forces Commission Report (2004); the Security Sector Reform Action Plan (2008); the Report from the Capita Symonds Group (2013) and the only Centrex/Scottish Consultancy.
The document added that the common cross-cutting recommendations are Training, Partnerships, Accountability of Police Officers/Professionalism, Decentralisation of Decision-Making Process; Building Public Confidence; Review of SOPs/use of Force Policy and Management Audit/Modernisation.
The ministry said it is clear from the analysis done that concentrated work has to be done in these seven common areas and it is for this reason that consultants have been hired.
The ministry said, in respect to the other recommendation by the Linden Commission, i.e., ‘Adopt international best practices’, it wishes to make known that this recommendation will be incorporated with the others, with a view to implementation.
Linden community and similar communities, without endangering their own safety and that of innocent persons.
The statement noted that President Donald Ramotar had, at the recent Police Officers’ Conference, tasked the ministry with doing the study and taking the necessary steps to implement the decisions recommended by the Linden Commission, taking into account other recommendations made in previous reports concerning the GPF.
The ministry said, in that regard, it wishes to point out that the examination done shows that of the eight recommendations made by the Linden Commission, all are common to previous recommendations made from the Citizen Security Programme (CSP) Strategic Plan (2012); the Disciplined Forces Commission Report (2004); the Security Sector Reform Action Plan (2008); the Report from the Capita Symonds Group (2013) and the only Centrex/Scottish Consultancy.
The document added that the common cross-cutting recommendations are Training, Partnerships, Accountability of Police Officers/Professionalism, Decentralisation of Decision-Making Process; Building Public Confidence; Review of SOPs/use of Force Policy and Management Audit/Modernisation.
The ministry said it is clear from the analysis done that concentrated work has to be done in these seven common areas and it is for this reason that consultants have been hired.
The ministry said, in respect to the other recommendation by the Linden Commission, i.e., ‘Adopt international best practices’, it wishes to make known that this recommendation will be incorporated with the others, with a view to implementation.
