The Police Service Commission (PSC) will decide if Stephen Williams will continue as Acting Commissioner of Police in two weeks’ time.

Mr. Williams’ term ends on January 31st and the PSC Board will review his submitted reports and recommendations from Thursday to determine whether he will stay on as Acting Commissioner.

The PSC Board will also review his plans for combating crime, in particular the outbreak of homicides at the start of 2014.

But attention will also be given to reports submitted on how the police will deal with curbing gang violence and activity.

PSC Board Member, Attorney Martin George, said Mr. Williams’ assertions in the past, that Government Ministries should stop giving out State contracts to known gang members or leaders, are worrying.

He added that the PSC is of the opinion that the police must act to arrest and convict persons known to be affiliated with organised crime.

“Between himself and the DPP’s department and if it is that the legislation has to go back to Parliament to be redefined, re-tooled or re-fashioned, then whatever needs to be done has to be put in place so you can actually implement this and arrest these persons.”

Mr. George noted that the Police Service, through Acting Commissioner Williams, has been late on reports. The Board waited until October to get a report that was due in June.

“He needs to improve on that so that there is a better flow of information so that we can have the information to be able to do our job of assessing and report back to the public.”

Also of concern to the PSC Board were instances when police officers missed court matters, leading to dismissals.

Mr. George stated: “We think this impacts upon the credibility and the faith that the public has in the entire judicial system which of course is tied in to the police work because there is no point that you are detecting crimes and bringing people to the courts if at the end of the day, when the prosecution comes up, you are not there to give evidence and the person walks free.”