The Ghana Police Service has decentralised criminal clearance services in the country.
The move forms part of the service’s transformational agenda to improve the delivery of policing services.
In a statement, the police said that effective Monday, May 22, 2003, persons seeking criminal clearance can do so in any of the 25 Police regions across the country.
Previously, all criminal background checks were conducted exclusively at the CID Headquarters, Accra, and individuals and organisations who required this service had to travel all the way to Accra just for this purpose.
But the law enforcement agency says decentralising the criminal clearance service will ease the burden of travelling all the way to Accra.
Currently, the Ghana Police Service has twenty-five (25) Police Regional Commands across the country where this service can be assessed. These are:
- Ahafo Regional Police Command-Goaso
- Bono Regional Police Command-Sunyani
- Bono East Regional Police Command-Techiman
- Ashanti Regional Police Command -Kumasi
- Ashanti South Regional Police Command -Bekwai
- Ashanti North Regional Police Command-Mampong
- Tema Regional Police Command-Tema
- Central Regional Police Command -Cape Coast
- Central East Regional Police Command -Kasoa
- Central North Regional Police Command-Assin Fosu
- Eastern Regional Police Command-Koforidua
- Eastern South Regional Police Command-Kibi
- Eastern North-Mpraeso
- Northern Regional Police Command -Tamale
- North-East-Nalerigu
- Savanah-Damango
- Upper East Regional Police Command -Bolga
- Upper West Regional Police Command-Wa
- Volta Regional Police Command-Ho
- Volta North Regional Police Command-Hohoe,
- Oti Regional Police Command-Dambai
- Western Regional Police Command-Takoradi
- Western Central Regional Police Command-Tarkwa
- Western North Regional Police Command-Sewi Wiawso
- Accra-Nima Police Station
The decentralisation of the criminal clearance process is expected to make the service more accessible and convenient for individuals across the country, thereby bringing another policing service closer to the doorstep of the public.