By Val Matthias. Updated 7:32 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is considering a new policy that would establish formal boundaries governing relationships and interactions between male and female police officers.
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Junior Simmons said the proposed fraternisation policy has been drafted but has not yet been ratified. He was speaking on Boom FM on September 15.
Fraternisation, in this context, refers to relationships or interactions between members of an organisation that may raise concerns about professional boundaries, particularly where personal relationships could affect workplace conduct.
According to Acting Deputy Commissioner Simmons, the proposed policy would set boundaries for how male and female officers interact and communicate within the organisation.
The discussion on the policy included whether it would restrict officers from having personal or romantic relationships with colleagues in the workplace. Simmons indicated that the policy would contain provisions to that effect.
The proposed rules would also include penalties for breaches of the policy.
Simmons said the police force is currently discussing the draft with a view to implementing it “sometime very soon”. However, he did not give a specific date for when the policy could come into effect.
He also said the public would be informed once the policy is formally implemented.
The move forms part of what Simmons described as efforts to further professionalise the organisation.
Professionalisation in this context means establishing and enforcing standards of conduct intended to strengthen discipline, accountability and appropriate behaviour within the police service.
The proposed policy could therefore introduce clearer rules governing personal relationships among officers, although the precise restrictions and penalties will depend on the final version of the policy and its formal approval.
For now, the policy remains under discussion and is not yet an enforceable rule of the police force.
Simmons said any final decision on its implementation would be communicated publicly.
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