00:00In light of PSC Reset 2026, Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations Suzette Martin
00:06chaired a coordination meeting on August 22nd, bringing together various PSC presidents and
00:12senior TTPS officers. It's the next step in a process the DCP is labeling moving from listening
00:18to action. Martin says the goal is for station councils to become, in her words, stronger
00:25bridges between police and the public, places where concerns are heard and followed through,
00:31not just talk shops. The initiative will be rolled out in five phases between now and December.
00:37This month, the focus is on listening, assessing and coordinating. Then in September, the TTPS will
00:44move towards strengthening the councils and partnerships. October brings the introduction
00:48of the One Station, One Community project under the banner of Every Station, One Solution.
00:54By November, attention turns to accountability with a campaign called You Spoke, We Did.
01:01And in December, the program wraps up with a review of the year's progress, recognition
01:06of achievements, and station councils playing a role in Operation Festive Shield.
01:12Council presidents are also being offered training in leadership conflict resolution,
01:17community problem solving, and crime prevention through environmental design.
01:22DCP Martin says success won't be measured by meetings held, but by war changes on the ground,
01:28because police and communities work together.
01:30The TTPS says it's also considering a formal police station council president's body,
01:36giving presidents a structured way to share their experiences and best practices,
01:41while maintaining the existing police command structure.
01:44TV6 News spoke to president of the Toonopuna Police Station Council, Neil Budu Singh,
01:49who has been selected to act as the national police station council head in the meantime.
01:55He says there are supposed to be around 78 PSCs countrywide, but at present, approximately 50 are functioning.
02:03What are the plans for those station councils?
02:07The first thing is we're going to go into the district, find out why it collapsed.
02:15What were the reasons?
02:16In that regard, he cites possibilities of a lack of succession planning and police officers who were overseeing them being
02:23moved due to promotion and so on.
02:26The councils operate as a direct liaison between the public and the TTPS through community watch groups,
02:33where complaints, reports, and other issues can be ventilated through the president of each PSC.
02:39Budu Singh tells us that the various presidents were happy about DCP Martin's intervention,
02:44as previously they would have only held meetings with the sergeants and inspectors assigned to their district.
02:51So bringing in somebody in that level of authority brought a lot of attention to their station that they would
03:04not have gotten before.
03:06Because I'm telling you in the most lay terms way, if the boss involves, everybody down on the ground have
03:17to get in order
03:18because they know the boss is paying attention to it.
03:21The PSC presidents meet on the second Monday in each month.
03:26Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
