ESTATES DEPARTMENT

Mission Statement

The mission statement of the Estate Unit of the Ghana Police Service is to provide:

• A decent residential and office accommodation for all personnel.
• A comprehensive documentation of all Police properties
• A conducive office environment for the personnel and the public
• An effective maintenance of all movable and immovable properties

Vision

To be an effective and efficient support Unit of the Ghana Police Service to enable the service attain a world class Police Service status

Functions

• Management and acquisition of real estate and their documentation.
• Management, regular maintenance and periodic inspection of all buildings, furniture, fittings, furnishing, equipments etc belonging to the organisation.
• Deal with cases involving leasehold and rentals i.e. undertaking of capital and rental valuation of landed property and advising the Police Administration accordingly.
• Ensure the efficient management of direct labour on the organisations property.
• Management of Database i.e. be the custodian of all records on real properties and other assets belonging to the Service.
• General cleaningness of offices and other premises of the Service.
• Arrange for all payment of bills and rents in respect of utility services (such as water, electricity, telephone etc).
• Liaise between Police Service and contractors on projects awarded on contract.
• Allocation of office, hotel and residential accommodation to officers.
• Inventorisation of Police property (both landed property & chattels).
• Administration of civilian employee (mainly artisans and labourers).
• To undertake feasibility and viability of (proposed) projects with a view inter alia to determine their suitability.
• Monitoring the progress of construction/maintenance works and submitting periodic  reports.
• Taking over completed projects of the Service.
• All other duties as directed by the IGP.

IGP INDUCTED INTO OFFICE

The IGP, Mr David Asante-Apeatu has been officially inducted into office at a colourful service at the Ghana Police Church on 23rd April.

GERMAN EMBASSY DONATES

The German Embassy in Accra and the Goethe Institute has donated musical instruments worth €8000 to the Ghana Police Central Band.

IGP AT AGBOBLOSHIE, ACCRA

The IGP has visited one of the victims of the recent clashes at Agbogbloshie in Accra who was still on admission at the Korle Bu.