Civil & Administrative

#95-1197Decree No. 95-1197 on Decentralization of National Police Personnel Management

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law decentralizes the management of national police personnel in France. It allows local prefects to handle the recruitment and management of police staff, with the exception of major decisions like promotions, transfers, and disciplinary actions, which remain centralized. This shift aims to streamline administrative functions and improve efficiency in police personnel management.

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Key Changes

  • Decentralization of police personnel management to local prefects
  • Centralized control maintained for key decisions like promotions and disciplinary actions
  • Streamlining of administrative processes in police operations

Obligations

What this law requires

high

The Minister of Interior must issue an arrêté (ministerial order) to delegate recruitment and management of active personnel, administrative/technical/scientific staff, and auxiliary police to prefects

Minister of Interior
operational
high

Prefects must not exercise delegated authority over grade advancement, except for auxiliary police advancement

Local prefects
prohibition
high

Prefects must not exercise delegated authority over detachment, out-of-cadre status, secondment, reintegration after leave, or removal from cadres

Local prefects
prohibition
high

Prefects must not exercise delegated authority over second, third, and fourth group disciplinary sanctions

Local prefects
prohibition
high

Prefects must not exercise delegated authority over reclassification for physical unfitness

Local prefects
prohibition

Affected Parties

National Police personnelPrefects handling police administration

Tags

police,decentralization,administration