Police Ordinance Amendment (No. 37) Bill

What does the bill do?

The authority of the Minister of Internal Security to set police policy and the general principles for its activity was also enshrined, and an obligation was set to report on this policy to the Knesset Interior and Environmental Protection Committee once per session. In addition, it was set that in the field of investigations, the minister will be permitted to set general policy after hearing the position of the Attorney General and consulting with the Inspector General of the Israel Police and with those in charge of investigations in the police. Alongside this, it was clarified that the minister's policy will not detract from the police's duty under any law regarding an investigation or a case, nor from its duties if it learns that an offense has been committed. It was further set that the police orders set by the Inspector General of the Israel Police will be set in accordance with the minister's policy, and that all police orders will be published, unless the Inspector General, with the approval of the Attorney General, believed that a particular order should not be published.