Proposed N.B. Police Act changes set 6-month limit to suspension with pay
The New Brunswick government has tabled amendments to the Police Act that would see police officers who are suspended with pay cut off after six months.
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Justice and Public Safety Minister Ted Flemming said the amendments address the need for increased transparency in police governance, and would help maintain public confidence in the ability to deal with police disciplinary matters.(Jacques Poitras/CBC)
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Among the recommendations, MacNeil called for talks to restart on changes to the
Police Act; for the commission to rescind its current list of investigators and create a new one based on competency requirements; and for the commission to develop an electronic records management system.
Smith said representatives from the police commission, the police association, the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police, and civic policing authorities recently took part in meetings with the Department of Justice and Public Safety, which is leading the review into the
Police Act.
“In terms of where they’re at with finalizing all of the information that came in from stakeholders and where they’re at with that, I actually don’t know the answer to that,” said Smith.
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