Rapport dwar l-Organizzazzjoni u l-Management Review tal-Korp tal-Pulizija

L-Uffiððju tal-Prim Ministru issa wasal fit-tmiem tal-proðess tieæu ta' konsultazzjoni kemm mal-pubbliku in íenerali kemm ma' l-uffiðjali tal-pulizija tar-rangi kollha dwar ir-Rapport fuq ir-Reviújoni ta' l-Organizzazzjoni u t-Tmexxija tal-Korp tal-Pulizija móejji kmieni din is-sena mill-Management Systems Unit Ltd.

Huwa interessanti li wieóed jinnota li t-taærif miksub u d-dibattitu mqanqal kellóom x'jaqsmu l-aktar ma' kwestjonijiet bóall-qadi li jinæata mill-pulizija lill-pubbliku u ówejjeí marbutin mal-bixriet ta' óidmiethom. Ir-rakkomandazzjonijiet li góandhom x'jaqsmu mal-mekkaniúmi leíislattivi, strateíiði ta' ippjanar u ta' kontroll u responsabbilta', li fil-qofol taæhom jinsabu fost il-bidliet mill-qieæ li íew proposti, b'mod sorprendenti, nisslu diskussjoni limitat wisq.

It-taærif miksub mill-korpi kostitwiti, mill-kunsilli lokali u minn membri tal-pubbliku kif ukoll minn uffiðjali tal-puliúija, fil-biðða l-kbira taæhom qablu mal-prinðipji u mar-rakkomandazzjonijiet imressqa fir-Rapport. F'æadd kbir ta' kaúi, il-kontributuri, huma u jiddiskutu r-rakkomandazzjonijiet marbutin mat-Tmexxija tal-Óidma, semmew æadd ta' kwestjonijiet u ressqu wkoll rakkomandazzjonijiet sew íodda kemm alternattivi æat-tmexxija 'l quddiem.

Rapport imóejji mis-Sur Geoff Bredemear, konsulent Ingliú tal-pulizija u espert biex jinvalida mill-perspettiva ta' óidmet il-pulizija r-rakkomandazzjonijiet imressqa, jistqarr illi:

"Jiena nemmen li r-Rapport imóejji mill-Management Systems Unit Ltd. sabet l-imkejjen u l-kwestjonijiet ewlenin li jridu jiíu ttrattati biex jinkiseb titjib fir-responsabbilta', l-effikaðja, l-effiðjenza, twettiq il-óidma u l-kwalita' ta' servizz tal-Korp tal-Pulizija Malti. Il-bixra tar-rakkomandazzjonijiet imressqin fir-rapport tixbah bidliet oóra li jew qed iseóóu jew seóóew f'pajjiúi oórajn tad-dinja.... Jiena nemmen li jekk il-biðða l-kbira tal-proposti li jinsabu fir-Rapport jitwettqu, hemm il-potenzjal æal titjib kbir fit-twettiq u l-óila tal-óidma min-naóa tal-Korp".

Bóalissa l-Gvern qieæed jistudja t-taærif miksub mill-pubbliku u mill-uffiðjali tal-Pulizija kif ukoll ir-rapport imressaq mill-konsulent dwar l-Iúvilupp tat-Tmexxija fl-Esteru. Fi úmien qasir se tittieóed deðiújoni æall-íejjieni fir-riforma tal-Korp tal-Pulizija u tixxandar kif xieraq.

Sadanittant, úewí rapporti móejjija mill-Management Efficiency Unit ta' l-Uffiððju tal-Prim Ministru, li jaæmlu sinteúi tat-taærif mnissel kemm mill-uffiðjali tal-pulizija kemm mill-pubbliku kif ukoll fir-rapport imóejji mill-konsulent tal-pulizija æall-Gvern Malti qed jixxandru illum.

REPORT ON THE ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF THE MALTA POLICE FORCE

The Office of the Prime Minister has now concluded its consultation process with both the public at large and with police officers in all ranks on the Report on the Organisational and Management Review of the Malta Police Force prepared earlier this year by Management Systems Unit Ltd.

It is interesting to note that the feedback received and the debate generated deals primarily with issues such as police service delivery to the public or matters relating to the operational aspects of policing. The recommendations relating to the legislative, strategic and planning, accountability and control mechanisms, which in essence are amongst the key changes proposed, generated very limited discussion.

The feedback received from constituted bodies, local councils and members of the public as well as from police officers, in the main, positively concurred with the principles and recommendations proposed in the Report. In a considerable number of instances the contributors, particularly when discussing the recommendations relating to Operational Management, made reference to a number of issues as well as submitted further or alternative recommendations on a possible way forward.

A report prepared by Mr. Geoff Bredemear, a British police consultant who was brought over as an expert in order to validate from an operational policing perspective the recommendations proposed, states that:

"I believe that the Report prepared by Management Systems Unit Ltd identified the key areas and issues that need to be tackled if improvements are to be achieved to the accountability, effectiveness, efficiency, performance and quality of service of the Malta Police Force.... The thrust of the recommendations in the report follow similar changes that are taking or have taken place elsewhere in the world.... I believe that if the majority of the proposals contained in the Report are carried through, there is potential for major improvements to the performance and operational capacity of the Force".

The Government is currently studying both the feedback generated by the public and by police officers as well as the report submitted by the Overseas Development Administration Adviser. A decision on the way forward with the reform of the Malta Police Force will be taken within the next short while and will be communicated as appropriate.

In the interim, two reports prepared by the Management Efficiency Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, synthesising the feedback generated by both police officers and the public as well as the report prepared by the Police Consultant to the Malta Government are being published to-day.