Surrey, BC – At its June 19, 2023 Closed Council meeting, Surrey Council approved that it be made public that at the June 15, 2023 Closed Council meeting where Council considered a report from staff regarding “Confirming the Police of Jurisdiction in Surrey,” six Council members voted in support of continuing with the Surrey RCMP as Surrey’s Police of Jurisdiction, with three Council members opposed., Media enquiries: Amy Jugpal
Mayor’s Remarks from today’s Press Conference
I have subsequently been advised by staff that, although a list of persons at the Province who require a copy of our Corporate Report was provided to us as of 11:27 a.m. today, we have yet to receive signed NDAs from those individuals. Upon receipt of the signed NDAs, the Corporate Report will be immediately sent to the individuals. The Police Act is clear, Surrey Council decides on its municipal police force. Surrey has. There is no public safety crisis in Surrey, and the path the City has chosen is the safest and most effective option for both Surrey and the Province. If the Minister’s concern is the Surrey Police Service walking off the job, which is a dereliction of their duty as peace officers, then he should order them not to do so as it would most certainly compromise public safety in Surrey. To date, our requests for such assurances have fallen on deaf ears.
Mayor Brenda Locke, MediaEnquiries, Amy Jugpal
Sunday, April 19, 2026
