The reform of municipal guards draws near. Since 2017 the government has been working on a regulation which could solve the problem of decreasing number of guards units. Now another far-reaching idea has joined the long list of proposals. In connection with the murder of the president of Gdańsk, representatives of the self-governments brought up the idea of assigning new tasks to the guards. Due to this change the guards would be responsible for protecting borough leaders and mayors.
ZBN Commentary no. 2 (44) / 2019
14 March 2019
The reform of municipal guards draws near. Since 2017 the government has been working on a regulation which could solve the problem of decreasing number of guards units. Now another far-reaching idea has joined the long list of proposals. In connection with the murder of the president of Gdańsk, representatives of the self-governments brought up the idea of assigning new tasks to the guards. Due to this change the guards would be responsible for protecting borough leaders and mayors. Although the idea is unprecedented, and its implementation would mean moving beyond the current position of the institution, the government does not reject it. In this commentary the author discusses selected issues related to this proposition, referring both to its legal dimension and practical aspects.
In the photo: employees of the Special Unit of the Warsaw Municipal Guard. See Podsumowanie roku 2017 – wybrane dane z działalności Straży Miejskiej m.st. Warszawy.