Police Service Commission not yet in place - Minister Rohee

Police Service Commission not yet in place – Minister Rohee

Apr 08, 2014 News

The Police Service Commission is yet to be put in place, says Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. Minister Rohee on Friday told Kaieteur News that the issue of the “Police Service Commission” is usually dealt with by the Office of the President.
The Minister explained that negotiations along with consultations must be conducted between the Office of the President and the Office of the Opposition Leader. Rohee told Kaieteur News that he could not say definitively whether any discourses have commenced.
Recently, the Minister had said that his Ministry is constantly at work ensuring the welfare of officers of its Constituent Departments and he cannot shirk from this responsibility.
Rohee had stressed that they fully recognize that the absence of the Police Service Commission has temporarily stymied promotion of officers in the Force, from the levels of Inspector to Assistant Commissioner of Police. Rohee noted that the matter has engaged their attention.
“We have already approached the Office of the President requesting an increase in the Guyana Police Force’s establishment at the level of Assistant Superintendent to allow for the creation of posts to facilitate the promotion of Cadet Officers,” Rohee noted.
While the Police Service Commission (PSC) is responsible for the promotion and other matters relating directly to the senior ranks of the force, the junior promotions will suffer, since there will hardly be room for their upward mobility if the vacancies are not created at the top of the Force’s administration.
Without the Police Service Commission there can be no promotions for ranks from Inspectors up to Assistant Commissioners of Police. This will come as a major disappointment to several ranks, both senior and junior, many of whom have been stagnated in one position for several years.
The Disciplined Services Commission had recommended that a revitalized cadetship scheme could be canvassed among successful secondary school and university graduates and a Police Academy should be established, with at least one intake of Cadets per year, owing to the need to produce well-educated officers.
There is the argument that as long as the Officer Corps of the Guyana Police Force remains static, there will be little room for upward mobility of the junior ranks.

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