The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister responded to a question on charging fees for police services requested for business purposes, citing the Police Ordinance, IGP Circulars issued in February and March 2025, and a Cabinet decision as the legal and policy basis. He said requests are formally assessed, must be justified, require approval by the IGP or Ministry Secretary, and are handled case by case without a fixed numerical cap. He provided revenue figures showing Rs. 50.26 million collected in 2024 and Rs. 114.32 million up to 31 May 2025 from police officers’ services, vehicle hire, police animals, and siren system installations. He added that applications are assessed for illegality, anti-social nature, and the applicant’s background, with intelligence reports obtained before recommendations are made.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers are as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. For business-related requests, fees are charged.
¶ 03 (ii) Sri Lanka Police Ordinance (Annex 01); IGP Circular No. 2791/2025 dated 2025.02.19 (Annex 02); IGP Circular No. 2791/2025 (I) dated 2025.03.21 (Annex 03). These circulars are aligned with Cabinet Decision No. AMP/25/0085/821/003 dated 2025.01.27 and the relevant Cabinet Memorandum (Annex 04). Annexes 01–04 are tabled.
¶ 04 (iii) Under applicable legal provisions: - A formal assessment of the request; - Confirmation the request is justified; - Approval by the IGP or Secretary to the line Ministry; - Provision of officers or Police assets (vehicles, motorcycles, boats and other physical resources) upon fee payment per the circulars.
¶ 05 (iv) No maximum numerical cap is imposed; adequacy is determined case-by-case.
¶ 06 (v) Fees are levied as per IGP Circulars 2791/2025 (2025.02.19) and 2791/2025 (I) (2025.03.21). From 2025, fees are also charged for installing emergency siren systems at Police Stations by banks and business institutions.
¶ 07 (vi) Revenue (Rs.) from services provided up to 2025.05.31: - Provision of police officers’ services: 2024: 47,351,231.07 2025 (to 31 May): 109,392,262.05 - Vehicle hire: 2024: 2,728,751.00 2025: 3,381,808.09 - Police animals (dogs/horses): 2024: 181,560.00 2025: 477,506.63 - Installation of siren systems for banks/businesses: 2024: — 2025: 1,073,330.00 Total: 2024: 50,261,542.07 2025 (to 31 May): 114,324,906.77
¶ 08 (b) (i) Considerations include: - Whether the requested activity is illegal; - Whether it is anti-social in nature; and - The social background of the applicant.
¶ 09 (ii) Yes. Background and intelligence reports are obtained to determine whether to recommend providing services.
¶ 10 (c) Not applicable.
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