Georgetown : Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee disclosed that a $35M annually five year plan will be implemented to strengthen all aspects of the Guyana Police Force.
The planwill see the establishment of a Strategic Management Department which will have oversight for the Plan’s implementation and the employment of 10 high level civilian professionals in non-line positions within the Force. This to ensure a high degree of professional, technical and efficient inputs to guarantee implementation of the Plan, which Minister Rohee said, is expected to bring about marked adjustments to the internal management structure within the Force.
Minister Rohee said at a media briefing yesterday, that with the implementation of the Strategic Plan, the UK based Capita-Symonds Consultancy will be contracted to focus on four specific, but critical areas in the Force, namely administration, succession planning, integrity/probity (professionalism) and public relations and communication. The implementation of these four areas is expected to involve IPOs as Consultants whilst the contractual agreement itself will require the procurement of highly qualified specialists, Minister Rohee said.
The first phase of this Consultancy is expected to last four to six weeks, beginning in January 2013 and will cost approximately about $25M.
Several civilians are set to benefit from the implementation of the strategic plan as it will create employment for 60 Data Entry Clerks to input data generated by the Integrated Crime Information System (ICIS) facilities at 42 police stations. Recruitment in this area has already begun, Minister Rohee said.
The Ministry is hoping to have support on the plan and is open to having constructive engagement with the Parliamentary Opposition and the Parliamentary Oversight Committee, Minister Rohee said.
He expressed the ministry’s wiliness to set agreed and specific timelines for reporting to the Oversight Committee on the progress and challenges that may arise to facilitate or hinder implementation of the Strategic Plan.
The strategic plan for the Force was drawn up by the UK based Capita- Symonds Consultancy in 2010 while the implementation plan was made by US based Julian Laite Consultancy in February, 2012.
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