The recruitment process for a new Commissioner is to be relaunched, following the next instalment of the review of law enforcement and criminal justice bodies in the Virgin Islands, conducted by the Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.
This is the second time the recruitment process would be launched.
It was paused on the first occasion, pending the publication of this next review and that the security challenges facing the Virgin Islands were becoming more complex.
In welcoming the report, Governor Daniel Pruce cited this next instalment as an ambitious and far-reaching roadmap for change, to make the Territory safer over the next decade and beyond, adding that it recommends improvements designed to optimise and support law enforcement agencies in performing their duties.
The Governor believes by improving the governance and oversight of law enforcement agencies, they will be better equipped to tackle crime, including international organised crime, protect their borders, halt the flow of illicit finance, make the criminal justice system more efficient and protect vulnerable people, while safeguarding fundamental rights and freedoms.
According to him, collaboration is at the heart of this programme and to succeed, they must take a proactive, integrated approach to tackling crime, including organised crime and the violence that gangs proliferate.
He said he looks forward to working with the Premier, National Security Council and all law enforcement agencies and criminal justice partners.
Governor Pruce noted, now that they have received Volume Two, he will relaunch the recruitment campaign for the Commissioner of Police very soon.
According to the Governor, this will be a rigorous selection process based on a new person specification, updated in line with the recommendations in this report.
He said they will be looking for a leader who can deliver transformational change in a complex organisation.