On 28 July 2015, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Security, Étienne Schneider and Secretary of State for Internal Security, Francine Closener, presented the 6 working groups created on the basis of recommendations made by a major part of the police force.
In front of trade unions and the staff associations of the Grand Ducal Police, Ministers Schneider and Closener explained how the six groups will aim to make concrete proposals based on the opinions which emerged during a recent audit, by covering the following topics: general management; territorial organisation; administrative police, judicial police; human resources and training.
The groups will convene every two weeks between September 2015 and the beginning of 2016, to also clarify the arrangements for the implementation of their own proposals. 132 members from all domains of the Grand Ducal police force came forward to respond to the call for internal applications.
Representatives of trade unions and staff associations will also reporteldy be invited to attend the meetings, either as observers or as active participants in deliberations. The entire police personnel will take note of account-reports which will then be published on the Intranet to allow interested and relevant parties to express their comments.
The working groups will report to a steering committee comprised of their presidents, the Director-General and his deputies, the Police Inspector-General and a unit to follow up on the work conducted by the groups. This steering committee will then analyse the results, evaluate the proposals made by the various working groups and consolidate these reflections into a joint action plan which will contribute to political decision-making expected to take place in February 2016.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Security, Étienne Schneider, who last month announced that major changes were planned for the structure of Luxembourg's police force, commented:
"Now that the main objections of certain unions concerning the audit were put aside today, I see a real willingness in all stakeholders to now take the next step, namely in the real substantive work within the various working groups. In late October, Francine Closener and I will take stock of the interim progress with the unions and staff associations of the Grand Ducal Police."
Photos by MECO. (Top: Representatives of trade unions and associations of Grand Ducal Police. Bottom: Francine Closener, Secretary of State for Internal Security; Étienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Internal Security ; Andrée Colas, Minister for Internal Security)
