International Police Coordination Board (IPCB)

MandateDubai Conference

2006 IPCB is the main

coordination body for institutional and police reform within the wider context of rule of law

IPCB directs, prioritizes and coordinates the international effort

International Police Coordination Board

ObjectiveTo ensure a coherent and coordinated

approach amongst the international community and provide support to the Afghan MoI in the development of policies, strategy, and plans in the area of institutional and police reform


Members


Structure


Secretariat

Wider Decision-Making Process


Security Standing

Committee

IPCB

Governance Standing

Committee

Socio-EconomicStanding

Committee

JointCoordination

&Monitoring

Board(JCMB)

Minister of Interior (Chair)

19 IC members + MoIMinister of Defence / UNAMA(co-Chair)

Approximately 30 IC members

Minister of Finance / UNAMA(co-Chair)

IPCB SecretariatRole of the IPCB Secretariat is to guide,

facilitate and coordinate the activities of the IPCB and its associated bodies

Permanent body (civilian & police personnel)Provides recommendations to, and receives

direction from, IPCBFacilitates meetings and working groupsManages Police Reform DatabaseProvides specialist input to key MoI/ANP

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IPCB Secretariat Staff


IPCB Subordinate WGsInstitution ReformSenior Police Advisory Group

(SPAG)Police Assessment WG (PAWG)


Senior Police Advisory Group Composed of senior police from IPCB members

Meets regularly and upon tasking by the IPCB

Provides police expertise to IPCB bodies and other organisations

Sub-Working Group: Police Assessment Working Group

Response to IPCB/SSC UNAMA ANP growth approval of 157.000 conditional upon development of assessment tool for civilian policing skills

Expected feedback February 2012International Police Coordination Board

Strategic Level Context

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Lines of Effort/Plan of Action


Key Questions


Road Map for Board (Chicago)


IPCB BOARD/JCMB/CHICAGO SUMMIT

IPCB RoL MandateWork across agencies and IC to promote

transition to RoL and Civilian Policing Improve linkages and transparency between

police and justice sector reformEncourage transition to evidence-based

judicial processTrack transition of Central Prison Directorate

to the MoI


Key MoI Reform InitiativesNational Police Plan (NPP)/National Police

Strategy (NPS)Ministerial Development Plans (MDPs) Institutional Police and Policy Development Institutional Reform Working GroupSenior Police Advisory Group

Police Assessment Working GroupMoI Legal Review Working Group


Challenges to RoL TransitionIlliteracy CorruptionMilitarization of PoliceAttritionGender & Human RightsPolice/Prosecutor RelationsAfghan Law v. Sharia/Tribal Custom


Police Reform DatabaseOperational since Jan 2011Administrated by IPCB SecSimple tool to share unclassified informationVirtual on-line place/tool for information sharingPrevents duplication of efforts and avoids gaps

in joint coordination activities

Preserves institutional memoryProvides overview of intl. contribution with

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Police Reform Database










Who is responsible for populating/updating the database? Over 100 analysts from various

organizations/nations predominantly IPCB members (EUPOL, NTM-A, UNDP, GPPT, US, France, etc.)

What information does the database contain? Contributing countries and organizations, facts and

figures, interactive map, search engine, gallery, library, address book, police trainings, projects, etc



How do I gain access to it?

Send request to one of the admin officers who will create an account for you and provide training

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]



QUESTIONS?


www.IPCBafghanistan.com

Documents

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