| Act 17 of 1993 established the Police Complaints Authority.
Act 10 of 2000 amended the Police Complaints Authority Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Authority by enabling it to deal with complaints made against members of the Special Reserve Police and Municipal Police.
The functions of the Authority are:
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to receive complaints on the conduct of any Police Officer |
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to monitor the investigation of complaint by the Complaints Division of the Police Service so as to ensure that the investigation is conducted impartially |
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to report to the Minister from time to time or at his request; and |
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to review, at the request of aggrieved persons, the disposition of the complaints by the Complaints Division of the Police Service. |
The Police Complaints Authority is located:
46 Park Street, Port of Spain.
Telephone: 627-4377, 4382
Fax: 627-0432
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