NEW Deputy Police Commissioner, Trevor Botting, has introduced a code of ethics intended to guide police on the many aspects of their profession.
The document is available to the members of the public online and discusses the integrity of officers, leadership skills and abilities, respect, selflessness and honesty.
Deputy Commissioner Botting said that being part of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) carries great responsibility in ensuring the safety and security of the Islands and its communities.
He added that all police officers work to the highest possible standards, as they provide a service to those who live, work and visit the Turks and Caicos Islands.
“The introduction of the code of ethics does not mean to say that the police service has not been acting ethically, but what it does is it pulls a set of standards of professional behaviour into one document.
“It is a code, but it’s guidance for officers. If you look into the code, which I am sure you have read, you will see that it gives examples of behaviours which are expected and ones that will be considered against the code,” he said.
The Deputy Commissioner also made it clear that these rules are not only aimed at one part of the organisation but to everyone, including the leaders.
He said: “This is not one problem that we have in one part of the organisation; we are all accountable.
“It is important we made it public because I have a responsibility for managing on behalf of the Commissioner, the standard and the behaviour of the integrity of the force.
“This gives my officers a real baseline of how they should behave. It has become a document which is bespoke for the police service which I think is important because I think that then resonates with officers and puts some context into their job.”
Residents are encouraged to have a thorough read through the code of ethics document.
It is available to the public online at www.tcipolice.tc/code-of-ethics
