What are the roles and responsibilities of the Regional Bureaus?
Where they exist or may be created, the Regional Bureaus are frequently the unit through which these services will be delivered. The overall objective of the Regional Bureaus is to support member states (especially National Central Bureaus) in both their national and international efforts to deal with crime. The Regional Bureaus form an integral part of Interpol’s General Secretariat whilst National Central Bureaus are national structures which operate under the authority of national administrations. The role of the Regional Bureau takes on a particular importance when it sits within a regional structure comprising a committee of chiefs of police, sub-committees (e.g. legislation, training and operational activities) and the RB as secretariat to that regional structure. This model has proved particularly successful in Southern Africa. The responsibilities of the National Central Bureaus will not be reduced through the process of regionalisation but will be encouraged and assisted by th
