Police Act: Senate okays four-year single tenure for IGP

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The Senate, on Tuesday, passed a bill which amended the Police Act and prescribed among others, a four-year single tenure for the office of the Inspector-General of Police.

The bill states that the tenure was introduced to give stability to the office of the Inspector-General of Police.

The legislative action followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs. It read, “The national policing plan should be made with inputs from the Police Force Headquarters and all the various Police formations nationwide before the end of each financial year.

 

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