The three key policing purposes for the Isle of Man Constabulary are protecting vulnerable people, reducing harm in our communities and tackling criminality.
Chief Constable Russ Foster and Justice Minister Jane Poole-Wilson have set out the strategy for the forthcoming year.
The Policing Plan 2024-25 has been created by the Department of Home Affairs and and follows a public consultation on policing earlier this years, well as the Chief Constable’s own assessments of threats, harm and risk.
Mrs Poole-Wilson said: “Our main aim is to keep our island a safe place to live and work to help maintain the high quality of life which we enjoy here. The Constabulary continues to have a significant and positive effect on the overall safety of our community.
“It’s critical that we ensure that we can respond quickly to evolving threats which face our Island, and the Policing Plan is part of that. The Policing Plan sets the high level aims and objectives for the Police from the Department and ensures the Chief Constable can effectively prioritise resources on the things that matter to our community and which help to keep us all safe.”
Purposes
The Chief Constable added said: “The three key policing purposes for the Isle of Man Constabulary are; protecting vulnerable people, reducing harm in our communities and tackling criminality.
“These are underpinned by the priorities outlined in Policing Plan. We continue to work in partnership to develop and refine our response to these shared concerns from Government, the public and the Constabulary.
“As these are broadly similar to last year, there is a significant amount of work which has already been progressed – including the introduction of new powers to tackle domestic abuse and sexual offences, a focus around reducing violence in public spaces, as well as optimising our efforts to disrupt criminal activity at our points of entry which are at risk of being exploited by organised criminals.”
https://www.tynwald.org.im/spfile?file=/business/opqp/sittings/20212026/2024-GD-0077.pdf
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