Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced the SPS will become the police of jurisdiction on Nov. 29, 2024.
WATCH: B.C. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced at a press conference on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the date for the Surrey Police Service to take over policing duties from the Surrey RCMP.Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced Tuesday the SPS will become the police of jurisdiction on Nov. 29, 2024.
“The agreed-upon pathway is consistent with the existing legislative framework, and can occur in a way that will not require RCMP to delegate their authority or be under the command of another police agency,” Farnworth said, adding the two agencies will work together under a “collaborative arrangement.”How exactly the SPS will move from providing support to RCMP to taking the lead and receiving support from Mounties will be finalized ahead of Nov. 29, the minister said.
Farnworth says the city is required to maintain 834 officers so as new SPS officers are hired, current RCMP officers will be redeployed.Earlier this month, the City of Surrey rejected a $250-million deal with the province to help offset the costs of the transition and spare property owners from tax hikes associated with the switch.Farnworth has reiterated the transition will continue regardless, with $150 million of provincial funding going to cover transition costs.
Locke, who was elected in 2022 on a platform to scrap the transition, took aim at the province in a statement following the approval of the city’s 2024 budget Monday evening.
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