Police Board (CHP.164 sec. 48)

The Police Board shall have the following functions:

(a) to expeditiously inquire into and report on any matter regarding the conduct of the Force or any of its members either on its own motion or on any complaint which it receives or is referred to it by the Minister;

(b) to inquire and report on any compliant made to it by an officer against treatment which he deems prejudicial or discriminatory, or causes him undue distress;

(c) to monitor the conduct of internal police disciplinary proceedings and to inform the Minister of its findings; for the purposes of this paragraph any member of the Police Board may attend any session of disciplinary proceedings held by the Commissioner in the exercise of powers delegated to him as mentioned in article 35(2);

(d) to monitor relations between the Force and the public and in particular the amenities of the Force open to the public as well as to supervise and visit any cells where persons are or may be detained and to report thereon to the Minister;

(e) to monitor the workings of the Internal Affairs Unit within the Police Force and to refer to it any such matters that it deems fit;

(f) to send any report required by the provisions of this article to the Minister and to the Commissioner of Police;

(g) to submit a report of its work every calendar year to the Minister, the Commissioner of Police and to the Social Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives;

(h) to perform any other function that may be assigned to it by regulations, or by any specific written instructions from the Minister: Provided that for the purpose of the exercise of the above functions the Force shall be deemed to include any civilian personnel attached to the Force.

POLICE BOARD

Chairman: Judge Franco Depasquale

Members: Mrs Gemma Sirol

  Mr Paul Agius

Substitute Member: Chev Paul Saliba

Secretary: Mr Pio Scerri

Address: P.O Box 21, Rabat, Malta

EST 1955