Committee of Ministers
Comité des Ministres
Strasbourg, 1 October 1997 Restricted
CM(97)148
For consideration at the 606th
meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
(21-22 October 1997, A level, item 4.1)
OPENING
SPECIAL ACCOUNT
AND BUDGET
FOR THE PROGRAMME
`POLICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS 1997-2000'
1. Introduction
1. The document CM/Inf(97)43 contains full information on the background and content of the Programme "Police and Human Rights 1997-2000".
2. It is recalled that, following a request made at the 581st meeting (15 January 1997), the Secretary General informed the Deputies at their 584th meeting (19 February 1997) of the secondment by the Dutch Government of a senior police officer to develop and run an effective programme for human rights and the police. This police officer has been in post in the Directorate of Human Rights since 1 April 1997.
3. Most of the proposals in the three-year programme "Police and Human Rights 1997-2000" involve financial resources which cannot be found within the ordinary budget. The Secretary General thus intends to explore alternative means of funding, such as voluntary contributions from member States and, possibly, private foundations.
4. To this end, the Secretary General proposes that a Special Account be opened. This document includes an analysis of the resources needed and their utilisation.
2. The Secretary General's proposals
5. As described in the document CM/Inf(97)43, the "Police and Human Rights 1997-2000" Programme has three priority thrusts - the building of a network and communication structure; the establishment of a Police and Human Rights Educational Support Programme; and the development of tools and activities to measure success. Work on the three aspects will come together in a "Police and Human Rights Week" in October/November 2000, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights. Within the three priority strands, the Secretary General has identified a number of activities which lend themselves to special funding, namely:
- facilitating the building of a network of key individuals involved in the subject "Police and human rights";
- compilation of an overview of existing training material and existing needs in order to establish a database of the same (also accessible via the Internet);
- establishment of a database with relevant addresses of police institutes, experts, individuals and NGOs involved in human rights and policing;
- facilitating a partnership programme between police academies in the member States in order to develop and implement human rights education in their curricula;
- development of relevant training material for the police about human rights;
- development of performance indicators and measures about police human rights behaviour in daily practice;
- support for the organising in every member State of a `Police and Human Rights Week' to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights.
In addition, a limited number of activities have already been launched, and will be conducted using the means and sources of finance available within the 1997 and subsequent budgets of the Human Rights Information Centre.
Implementation
6. The programme will be implemented by the Human Rights Information Centre of the Directorate of Human Rights. Interdepartmental meetings will ensure the exchange of information and attuning of activities between the different directorates actively involved in various aspects of policing.
7. To guarantee that activities undertaken under the Programme fit within the culture and needs of the police in Europe, a consultation group will be established. This consultation group will be ad hoc and consist of relevant senior individuals working within the police. The aim of the group will be to support and advise the programme manager in her work, constituting a direct link with the target group and ensuring the quality of the project.
Staffing
8. The provision by the Dutch Government of a senior police officer to serve as programme manager guarantees a meaningful direct connection to the field of policing. There is no other staff within the Human Rights Information Centre which can be assigned to the programme. Thus, if the programme is to run effectively, additional human resources are needed. Accordingly, the Secretary General proposes (i) that support staff be financed through the special account and (ii) that the possibilities will be investigated of having additional detachments of police officers on a temporary basis of at least one year.
The source of finance
9. The Secretary General proposes that financing be found through voluntary contributions from member States of the Council of Europe, but that other sources of finance, such as private foundations and/or sponsorship should also be envisaged. As has been mentioned, a limited number of activities can be financed through the budgetary appropriations allocated to the Human Rights Information Centre, Awareness Unit (Vote VII).
Time span
10. It is proposed to fix 30 June 2001 as the closing date for the account.
Global estimate for the implementation of the three year Programme 'Police and Human Rights 1997 - 2000'
11. An initial estimate of the global amount needed to implement the programme will be in the region of 7,800,000 French Francs (including overhead) spread over the three-year period. The programme could be more ambitious, depending on the priority areas and needs identified in individual member States
APPENDIX
Budget for the Special Account
for the programme
"Police and Human Rights 1997-2000"
The amounts described below are an indication of the costs of the budget in the coming three years.
1. Research
- survey of existing training materials and curricula as well as
existing needs, consultant costs and costs for publication
of the findings; FF165,000
- establishment and keeping up to date of a database containing
addresses and details of police institutes, experts, individuals
and NGOs involved in human rights and policing FF35,000
- development of performance indicators (checklists, protocols
and screening instruments) FF340,000
Publications and Information dissemination
- Printing and design of publicity material for the programme
(including material for the police and human rights week) FF125,000
- Targeted mailing FF 47,000
Publications in the 'police and human rights series'
(including translation into official and non-official CeO languages)
* "The police and the CPT"
Consultancy and printing costs FF96,000
* "Command and management of human rights within the police"
Consultancy and printing costs FF104,000
* "Police and human rights investigative interviewing"
Consultancy and printing costs FF104,000
* "Policing incidents of public order with respect for human right"
Consultancy and printing costs FF104,000
* "Police and the rights of women"
Consultancy and printing costs FF104,000
- Launching of database of training materials and curricula on
the Internet: Consultancy for the creation of home page
(4 days for initial creation and 1 day per year
for maintenance - 6 days total) FF12,000
- Support for production of interactive CD material on
Human Rights (expert assistance, etc.) FF175,000
3. Contact meetings
- In-country contacts with police authorities (at least 12 per year)
= FF 72,000 x 3 years FF216,000
- Consultations with other intergovernmental and non-
governmental organisations, professional associations
(at least five times per year) = FF30,000 x 3 years FF90,000
4. Consultancy group
- 2 meetings p.a. x 2 days x 12 people = FF126,000 x 3 years FF380,000
+ interpretation (official languages) FF135,000
- 3 meetings per year of Educational Support programme think-tank
x 2 days x 3 persons = FF33,750 x 3 years FF101,000
5. Network meetings
- Meeting Strasbourg, December 1997 - 50 participants x 3 days
(funding for participants from East and Central Europe is available
under Vote 9) FF250,000
+ interpretation (official languages) FF35,000
- Special training programme for national co-ordinators
about human rights aspects and dimensions of policing (1998)
3 days x 45 persons FF245,000
+ interpretation (official languages) FF35,000
- 2 network meetings per annum for the national coordinators
(45 people) = FF540,000 x 3 years FF1,620,000
+ interpretation (official languages) FF210,000
6. Human Rights Educational Support Programme
- Support for bilateral partnership programmes between police
academies, 50 meetings x 3 days x 3 people FF900,000
- report on evaluation of bilateral partnership programmes
National rapporteur (20 days), including travel and printing FF65,000
7. Professional exchanges
- Exchanges to apply performance indicators as part of
professional quality control - 12 visits x 3 days x 3 people FF200,000
Total Programme activities: FF5,893,000
8. Overheads
- 1 Programme manager A2/3
(seconded by the Dutch Government) P.M.
- 1 Administrative assistant, B5 (FF360,000 per year) FF1,080,000
- 1 Full-time secretary, B2/3 (FF273,000 per year) FF819,000
In addition, it would be useful if other member States could put members of staff at the disposal of the programme for periods of one year or more.
Total overheads: FF1,899,000
Three-Year Grand Total: FF7,792,000
(staffing costs included)