Consejo General de Policía
CGP
Summary
The Consejo General de Policía was established by Article 23 of the 2009 Ley Orgánica del Servicio de Policía y del Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Bolivariana. It is a multi-stakeholder advisory council presided over by the Minister with competence in citizen security, and includes representation from state governors, municipal mayors, the Ministerio Público, and the Defensoría del Pueblo. Its role is to propose national police policy, service standards, procedure manuals, training programs, and oversight and control mechanisms. It does not have binding disciplinary authority over individual officers and cannot independently investigate use-of-force incidents; it refers concerns to competent bodies. Community oversight committees (comités ciudadanos de control policial) were legislated in the companion 2009 Estatuto de la Función Policial.
Independence Scorecard
| Appointment | Executive appointment |
|---|---|
| Term length | Not specified |
| Removal standard | At will (weak protection) |
| Budget independence | Executive discretion |
| Subpoena power | No |
| Compel testimony | No |
| Records access | Case-by-case |
| Public reports required | Yes |
| Pre-publication review | Executive review |
Statute
- Name
- Ley Orgánica del Servicio de Policía y del Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Bolivariana
- Citation
- LOSPCPNB Art. 23; G.O. No. 5.940 Extraordinario, 07/12/2009
- Full text
- Full text of law →
Jurisdiction scope
National advisory oversight over all police services in Venezuela; proposes public policies, service standards, operating regulations, procedure manuals, training programs, and mechanisms of control and supervision for police; includes community oversight committee provisions.