Surrey Police Transition

• Surrey Police Service takes command, ending multi-year political fight

  The SPS replaced the Surrey RCMP as the municipality's police of jurisdiction at 12:00 a.m. Friday morning. 

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  Nov 29, 2024
  
• Surrey Police Service prepares to take command, ending years-long saga

  As of midnight, the Surrey Police Service will be the police agency of jurisdiction for the city that bears its name, after a multi-year political battle.

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  Nov 28, 2024
  
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• RCMP questions Surrey Police Service’s readiness as clock ticks down on transition

  As the clock ticks down, the RCMP are raising concerns about readiness for the Nov. 29 switchover in command structure. The SPS maintains it is prepared.

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  Nov 12, 2024
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• Countdown on for Surrey Police Service to take command

  In just one month, the Surrey Police Service will become the policing agency of jurisdiction in its namesake city, taking over that role from the RCMP.

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  Oct 28, 2024
• Surrey spent $1.3 million on legal fight against police transition, councillor says

  Opposition Coun. Linda Annis said the final tab for Surrey's judicial review of the police transition amounted to just under $1.3 million.

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  Jul 11, 2024
• Battle over Surrey police appears finally over as city, province ink deal

  The agreement could finally draw the curtain on an acrimonious and years-long political battle between the two governments over the fate of policing in the city.

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  Jul 10, 2024
• ‘Moving forward’: Mayor Brenda Locke on Surrey police transition

  Mayor Brenda Locke said during Monday's council meeting that she still opposes the province's mandated transition to the Surrey Police Service.

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  Jun 11, 2024
• B.C. wins court battle with Surrey over police transition

  The transition, which began in 2018 under former mayor Doug McCallum, ran into speedbumps after current Mayor Brenda Locke was elected on a pledge to stop it and keep the RCMP.

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  May 23, 2024
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• Surrey Police Service officers complained of ‘harassment’ by RCMP: court documents

  The claims that Surrey Police Service officers working alongside the RCMP in Surrey were subjected to a 'toxic work environment' are contained in documents.

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  May 3, 2024
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• Surrey’s Charter claim in police transition challenge ‘radical,’ says government lawyer

  A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under the Charter in its dispute with the province .

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  May 2, 2024