Annual Report - Police Reform Programme

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Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Section II: Key Achievements And Results The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component. Strategic Direction And Organizational Reform Key Outcome: Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and budgeting, enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework Key Activities and Results: Output 1.1: Organisational, legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process, resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance. In response to the MoHA's request, a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPD's chairmanship. The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4. The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft, though the feedback is not yet available. Furthermore, the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities, challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed, gaining high media interest. In terms of other draft revisions, PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872. During the consultation, the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J project's NPD; the PRP has yet to receive the clearance. Two comparative studies, Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh: A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews. The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process. These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials, other government institutions, the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh. PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives, for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act. The AIG, Planning and Research, approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal. However, this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request, which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review. 14 Annual Report 2012
Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Output 1.2: Planning, policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning, budgeting and performance measurement. The PRP provided USD 26,000.00 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy, Planning, and Research Bureau in PHQ, Staff College, Police Academy and PTCs. In January, a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years. The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution. The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014. In February, a workshop was conducted at the Staff College w h e r e approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan. Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues; with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned. Altogether, more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process. The Strategic Plan was completed, approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012. The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Police's vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements. The strategic areas are Crime Management, Public Order Management, Traffic Enforcement Management, Intelligence Management, Community Policing, Human Resources and Organizational Structure, Logistics and Infrastructure Management, Training, Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management. The PRP supported printing 1,100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police. Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending. Additionally, the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans. The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMP's unit-level plans. Annual Report 2012 15
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