We provide political oversight and policy guidance and direction to the following agencies and departments to effectively and efficiently fulfill their mandates:

1 The Sierra Leone Police (SLP)

2 The Sierra Leone Immigration Department. (SLID)

3. The Sierra Leone Correctional Services (SLCS)

4. ⁠The National Fire Force (NFF)

5. ⁠The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

6. ⁠The National Civil Registration Commission Authority (NACRA)

7. ⁠The Office of the Medical Examiner (OMC)

8. ⁠The Independent Police Complaints Board (IPCB)

9. ⁠The Sierra Leone Arms and Ammunition Commission (SLAAC).

Mission

Working together to build a resilient Ministry to support its institutions to deliver on their mandates.

Mandate

1. Ensure internal security and public safety

2. Provide Policy, Strategic and Supervisory guidance to the Agencies and Departments.

3. Provide Political oversight.

4.  Answerable to Cabinet and Parliament for the Agencies and Departments.

5. Ensure that the Agencies and Departments deliver on their statutory mandates.

6.  Ensure that the Agencies and Departments are apolitical and objective in the discharge of their functions.

Our Core Values

They are the same as the Civil Service Principles but rearranged to create the acronym SIPITA for easy remembrance.

· Selflessness

· Integrity

· Professionalism

· Impartiality

· Transparency and Accountability

THE SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTH:

1. Established institutional mandate and legal framework.
2. Political will
3. Established oversight of key security agencies.
4. existing inter-agency coordination mechanisms.
5. Wide national presence through agencies (Police, Immigration, Fire Force, etc.).
6. Experienced leadership and technical staff in some departments.
7. Coordination role in internal security and public safety.
8. Strong partnerships with development partners and security stakeholders.

WEAKNESSES:

1. Inadequate infrastructure and logistics across agencies.
2. Limited internal M&E systems for tracking performance.
3. Capacity gaps and limited continuous professional development.
4. Weak coordination and information-sharing across agencies.
5. Inconsistent data systems and manual processes.
6. Limited staff capacity both in number and skills. 
7. Demotivated staff
8. Lack of mobility
9. Limited office space

OPPORTUNITIES:

1.  National focus on security and public sector reform under MTNDP 2024–2030.
2. Availability of donor support for justice, security, migration, and governance.
3. Advances in technology for digital transformation and service delivery.
4. Regional cooperation on transnational crimes, border security, and migration.
5. Gender and human rights frameworks to promote inclusive service delivery.
6. Potential for international partnerships.
7. Ongoing Public Sector Reforms

THREATS:

1. Rising security threats (crime, drug abuse, trafficking, cybercrime).
2. Political interference and bureaucratic delays.
3. Limited fiscal space and unreliable budget allocations.
4. Public distrust in law enforcement and state institutions.
5. Natural disasters and urban risks affecting service continuity.
6. Donor fatigue
7. None partners and stakeholders support
8. Inadequate cooperation and support from other MDAs
9. None support from Cabinet 

OBJECTIVE 1

Building and strengthening the capacity of the Ministry to perform its oversight, administrative and political functions.

Activities

· Restructure the Ministry in collaboration with the Public Sector Reform Unit and define roles and responsibilities for efficient and effective service delivery.

· Train and capacitate staff for ethical and professional service delivery.

· Identify personnel gaps and fill vacancies in collaboration with HRMO.

· Popularize and implement the Civil Service Code and rules.

· Enhance the IT capacity to digitize the MIA records and operations.

· Enhance the PR capability in information dissemination and sharing to improve on the image of MIA.

· Improve the working environment to reflect the dignity and respect of the Ministry by rehabilitating, refurbishing and equipping the building.

· Secure vehicles for Minister, Deputy Minister, Senior Management Staff and for utilities and operations.

· Identify and engage donor partners and hold a discussion meeting to rationalize and streamline their intervention to the Ministry and its Agencies.

· Developed strategies to prevent and reduce irregular migration and the receipt and reintegration of returning migrant and deportees.

· To have a migration and naturalization desk in the Ministry.

· Identify and engage the relevant civil society organizations other nonstate actors and sign MOUs for cooperation and collaboration with the Ministry.

· To collaborate and coordinate with other MDAs to enhance border security and controls.

· Map out a clear entry and exit strategies to prevent unending reliance or entrapment of donor partners.

· Identify and engage in-country partners to support the Ministry and its agencies and department.

· Engage and encourage ex-service personnel of the Police, Fire Force, Correctional Service and Immigration to support the Ministry for the protection, safety and security of our nation. 

· Hold management meetings to review our strategy, operations and administration.

· To leverage on the National Monitoring and Evaluation Management System and existing ICT monitoring base system (NaMEMIS).

· Identification and registration of stateless persons.

· Making conscientious concessions to save every penny and to make every penny for government.

· Develop a plan to address lawlessness and indiscipline.

· Develop a plan to address the urgent welfare and accommodation needs of Ministry of Internal Affairs Agencies personnel and staff of the Ministry.

· Create Ministry of Internal Affairs local committees to support the Ministry to implement its strategic plan.

OBJECTIVE 2

Support and supervise the Agencies and Departments to deliver on their statutory mandates.

Activities

· Annual and quarterly review of Strategic plan and Annual work plans of our Agencies and Institutions and guide and monitor their delivery.

· Hold quarterly meetings to review the implementation of strategic plans and annual work plan delivery their administration and operations and proffer, advise or make appropriate interventions.

· Hold quarterly meeting to monitor the annual work plan for the delivery in line with the PTT.

· Report to Cabinet on the progress or otherwise on their delivery and operations, if need be, on a weekly basis.

· Identify policy needs and develop same for the attention of Government with a cabinet memorandum.

· Identify needs for review of extant legislations and make recommendation to Government with a cabinet memorandum and proceed as directed.

· Identify the need for the promulgation of new laws/regulations and bring to the attention of Government with a cabinet memorandum and proceed as directed.

· Continuously monitor and evaluate the performances of the Agencies and Department and make appropriate recommendations to Cabinet.

OBJECTIVE 3

Implement the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act

Activities:

· Conduct Baseline Assessment to determine the Gender responsiveness of the Ministry, its Agencies and Departments.

· Create/support the establishment of Gender desk in the ministry, its Agencies and Departments.

· Develop Gender Based Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Harassment policies for the Ministry.

· Popularize Gender mainstreaming, SEAH policies, and the GEWE Act within the Ministry, its Agencies and Departments.

· Engage Agencies and Departments to develop their respective Gender mainstreaming and SEAH policies.

· Work with the Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs to train Gender focal persons and General Staff of the Ministry to enhance their knowledge in gender integration and gender mainstreaming.

· Engage donor partners to provide technical and logistical assistance to the Ministry, its Agencies and Departments to enhance responsiveness to Gender issues.

Develop a gender checklist for the Ministry, its Agencies and Departments to monitor and evaluate their level of gender responsiveness.

OBJECTIVE 1:

Support, supervise and advise the Sierra Leone Police to deliver on its strategic plan to ensure an effective, efficient and professional Police Force in line with the Justice Sector Reform Strategy with the following key activities:

· Repeal and replace the police Act, 1964 and transition the Sierra Leone Police into a Police Service.

· Build capacity for police officers including human rights policing.

· Provision of modern policing equipment.

· Expansion of Police presence in new locations and communities.

· Participate in International Peacekeeping Missions.

· Construction of more Police Stations with Family Support Units

· Enhance Public Safety & Crime Reduction

· Enhance Community Policing

· Improve Professionalism, Transparency & Accountability

· Promote Innovation and Use of Technology

· Improve Conditions of Service for Personnel.

OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities for the Police as stated in Pillar 1 objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1

To support, supervise and advise the Sierra Leone Immigration Department to effectively, efficiently and professionally deliver on its strategic plan and mandates in order to achieve the following key activities:

• To support the transformation of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department to a Service.
• Modernization and Digitalization of their operations and core services.
• Enhance capacity for enforcement of Immigration Laws and Regulations.
• Enhance public relations capacity
• Improve service delivery and customer care services
• Creation of Refugee/Asylum Seekers and Deportee/Returnee Management Unit
• Creation of Border Security Committees to Strengthen relationships between SLID and Border communities. (ONS)   

 OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities as provided in Pillar 1 Objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1:

To support, supervise and advise the Sierra Leone Correctional Service to deliver on its Strategic plan to ensure an effective, efficient and professional service in line with the Justice Sector Reform Strategy with the following key activities:

· Relocate the main Correctional Service facility from Pademba Road to a more suitable location outside Freetown.

· Recruitment of additional correctional officers.

· Training of correctional officers.

· Provision of modern digital Case Management infrastructure and equipment.

· Discourage overcrowded correction service facilities.

· Construction of Remand Homes in Makeni and Kenema.

· Improve on the welfare of personnel and provide decent living quarters.

· Explore and exploit income generation activities, including food security to support the feed Sierra Leone program and enhance the National Budget.

OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities for the Correctional Service as stated in Pillar 1 objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1

To transform the National Fire Force into an efficient, effective and professional National Fire Service capable of generating revenue to enhance the national budget.

Key Activities:

· Develop a policy proposal for the transformation and seek Cabinet concurrence.

· Develop a national fire service bill and pass it into law after Cabinet endorsement and parliamentary approval.

· Develop a Strategic Plan for the implementation of the new mandate as provided by the legislation.

· Develop annual work plans for delivery.

· Improve on the welfare of the personnel.

· Build living quarters for fire service personnel to improve on their response time to fire incidents and other emergencies.

· Monitor and evaluate the delivery of the Fire Service and submit quarterly reports.

OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities for the National Fire Force as stated in Pillar 1 objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1

  To support, supervise and advise the Sierra Leone commission on arms and ammunition for efficient, effective and professional service delivery with key delivery.

· Improve the institutional and operational capacities of the SLeCAA

· Reduce the risks of unregulated arms, ammunition, and other related materials

· Ensure the integration of the population’s needs based on different factors, including gender, age, and disability status and their meaningful participation in arms control policies and programmed.

· Strengthen national awareness and coordination on arms and ammunition control.

· Destruction of unserviceable weapons in the country.

· Demolition of high explosives bombs and arms ammunition

 OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities for the Sierra Leone Commission on Arms and Ammunition as stated in Pillar 1 objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1:

 To support, supervise and advise the National Civil Registration Authority to deliver efficient, effective and professional service and on its strategic plan, in particular, to execute the following key activities:

• To support the enactment of the Revised NCRA Bill 2022 and attendant Regulations namely the Civil Registration, National Identity, National Identification Number and the Vital Statistics Regulation. The review of these documents was completed in November 2024.
• Provide new Biometric Registration Kits and other equipment to replace worn-out equipment.
• Provide additional Registration equipment / Materials (Laptops, Generators/Solar, Internet Connectivity, etc.)
• Increase support towards CRVS and ID Management services to cover Internet, Electricity/Solar power for 1500 Health Facilities nationwide.
• Provide technical, maintenance and service support to the functioning of the tier three primary data center (PDC) for at least 3 years.

  OBJECTIVE 2

 Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities for the National Civil Registration Authority as stated in Pillar 1 objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1

To support, supervise and advise the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency to effectively, efficiently and professionally deliver on its strategic master plan in other to achieve the following key activities:

1. Build its capacity for efficient service delivery.
2. Drug Demand Reduction and Social Integration of victims.
3. Enforcement and Implementation of the Drug Laws and Regulations.
4. Conduct Research and Monitor Illegal Drug use and illicit trafficking.
5. Improve on the welfare of staff and enhance their output

OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and Cabinet responsibilities as provided in Pillar 1 Objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1

To support, supervise and advise the office of the Chief Medical Examiner to effectively, efficiently and professionally deliver on its strategic plan in other to achieve the following key activities:

1. To complete its zero draft of the strategic plan, validate, finalize and launch.
2. To prepare the agency’s annual work plan
3. To progress with the recruitment process to fill in the existing vacancy.
4. To construct / lease an office accommodation for the agency

OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities as provided in Pillar 1 Objective 2 above.

OBJECTIVE 1

To support, supervise and advise the independent police Complaint Board (IPCB) to effectively, efficiently and professionally deliver on its strategic plan in order to achieve the following key activities:

1. Transformation of IPCB into a Commission: Tabling of the cabinet Memorandum & Policy in Cabinet for approval for the development of an Independent Policing Oversight Commission (IPOC) Bill - 2025
2. Expansion of the IPCB Outreach Services to District Levels as recommended by the JSCO Strategic Plan 2024 - 2030
3. Undertake Management and Functional Review - (MFR) in collaboration with the Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) for the effectiveness and operational efficiency of the IPCB.
4. Capacity Building and logistics support: IPCB will focus on strengthening its capacity through training and benchmarking programs aimed at improving investigative practices and adherence to human rights standards such as forensic and ballistic training.

OBJECTIVE 2

Provide oversight, political and cabinet responsibilities as provided in Pillar 1 Objective 2 above.