National police academy to be set up

Sri Lanka is taking measures to set up a National Police Academy as the Defence Ministry sees the need to enhance the capacity of the police department to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of maintaining law and order.

The National Police Academy will be a permanent institute that is to be set up by an Act of Parliament.

The academy will be equipped with necessary expertise from various fields such as law, criminology, investigation, public relations, forensics, information technology, and management, says the Government Information Department.

Cabinet approval was granted Wednesday (20) to instruct the Legal Draftsman to draft legislation for the National Police Academy and it is expected to be tabled in the parliament soon. (www.colombopage.com)