Missions

The Directorate of Internal Relations is in charge of the internal relations and the psychosocial guidance of the staff members of the Federal Police during the execution of their duty and, on their request, of the staff members of the Inspectorate General (AIG) and the Local Police.

It is also entrusted with the relations with the labour organisations of the police services.

 

Scope of activities and composition

Internal Communication

This is an essential component of the organisational culture. It is present at all levels, whatever the field of activity may be.

Communication contributes to the support of the Federal Police strategy, i.e. the National Security Plan (PNS). It is aimed at informing, explaining and commenting the main decisions with regard to strategic and operational matters.

Internal communication also:

stimulates interpersonal relations; favours and keeps up the exchanges between all the actors and police services; allows to know and understand the functioning of the integrated police; prevents conflicts of all kinds; is a source of motivation and involvement at work; allows the creation of at climate of confidence.

It follows a rigorous methodology and is the subject of an internal communication plan (coherence of the implemented actions).

Diversity

The police want to reflect society. For that purpose, they have developed a policy aimed at ensuring equality for all individuals as well as a large diversity within the integrated police. The diversity policy is based on the concept of identity diversity. This implies that diversity is not restricted to the gender or ethnic origin of a person, but that it takes into account other differences, such as sexual preference, age, physical disability, staff category… These features are all sources of discrimination.

Labour Relations Service

This service is responsible for harmonious relations between the trade unions and the police authorities. It notably ensures the good functioning of the Negociations committee of the police services (CNSP) and of the Higher consultation committee (CSC). It also answers questions and deals with complaints with regard to trade unions.

HR developments and internal relations

The directorate conceives, develops and implements a number of human resources practices for the benefit of the integrated police, amongst those:

• Corporate culture.
• Deontology and Integrity.
• Motivation and involvement of the staff members.
• Leadership.

It also offers individual psychosocial support to the staff members such as:

• Decease of a staff member (administrative and psychosocial follow-up for the benefit of the relatives).
• Intervention in conflicts.
• Visit to staff members who suffer from a long term disease.
• Accompaniment of the family of staff members who are on a long-term mission abroad.
• Administrative supervision in case of an incident or an accident.