Welcome to the refreshed Vancouver Police Board website! We hope you will take a few moments to look around the site, which has been updated to easily navigate information on what we do, who we are, and how to connect with the Board.
While the Board awaits the outcome of the Section 27(3) Provincial Review of the VPD’s 2021 Operating Budget, it has been necessary to develop and approve the budget submission to Council for 2022.
On October 21, 2021, the Director of Police Services released the final report from the independent review of the Vancouver Police Board’s (Board) response to a 2018 service or policy complaint related to street checks, made by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and BC Civil Liberties.
At today’s Vancouver Police Board (Board) meeting, the Board approved a revised Use of Handcuffs policy.
The Vancouver Police Board (Board) has unanimously decided to apply for a Director’s review under Section 27(3) of the Police Act, of Vancouver City Council’s (Council) $5.7 million cut to the Vancouver Police Department’s 2021 Operating Budget.
The Vancouver Police Board (the Board) has serious concerns regarding the decision yesterday by Vancouver City Council to cut the Vancouver Police Department’s (VPD) 2021 operating budget.
Discussions are occurring locally and globally, around social issues and the role of policing in the community. The Vancouver Police Board (Board) is committed to engaging in this essential conversation in a way that is productive, collaborative and meets the needs of the people of Vancouver.