Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, recently visited the Brickdam Police Station to assess the building and to have a first-hand understanding of the Integrated Crime Information System (ICIS).

The minister was accompanied by newly-appointed advisor to the minister on the security sector, Harry Gill, and a team of technical staff from the Ministry of Home Affairs, along with commander of the Division, Assistant Commissioner, Simon Mc Bean.
Several suggestions were proposed during the visit, including a refresher training for police ranks to effectively use the Integrated Crime Information System (ICIS).

The ICIS was officially launched in 2010, and, to date, 47 police stations utilise the system in their day-to-day operation
Meanwhile, Gill, who was a former parliamentarian with oversight of the security sector, said the Brickdam Police ‘lockups’ that was constructed is inhumane to house prisoners since poor ventilation and design have turned it into an oven.

In an invited comment, he said that the ‘lockups’ was not used for the past several years because of the poor design.
Monies were allocation in the 2016 budget to carry out the remedial works on the facility, but there were some issues regarding the tendering process which further delayed the process.