The process to reconstitute the Police Service Commission (PSC) has commenced, President Dr Irfaan Ali announced during a media conference on Friday.
“The Attorney General and Minister [Gail] Teixeira have started the work on having this commission…reconstituted…and it’s a priority of mine, and we have done what we can do so far to have the commissions ready,” the president told reporters at his Shiv Chanderpaul Drive office in Georgetown.
President Ali said it is in the interest of the government and the Guyanese people to have the country’s constitutional commissions fully functional.
Appointments to the Police Service Commission require structured dialogue between the executive branch and opposition leadership.
Letters are sent by the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, through the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira.
The Police Service Commission is the constitutional body that appoints and disciplines police officers above the rank of Inspector.
The last commission was sworn in on May 31, 2022, under the late Bishop Patrick Findlay.
Under Article 210 of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Police Service Commission members are appointed for a three-year term. [DPI]
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