THE House of Representatives will debate a motion to appoint Allister Guevarro as the new Commissioner of Police (CoP) on June 13. This information is contained in a motion on the House's order paper for that sitting.

The motion, filed in the name of Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander, states Section 123(3) of the Constitution provides that the Police Service Commission (PSC) shall submit to the President a list of the names of the persons nominated for appointment to the offices of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).

Section 123 (4) states the President shall issue a notification to each person nominated under subsection (3) and this notification shall be subject to affirmative resolution of the House.