The Ministry of the Interior is ready to give the municipal police more authority.
Currently, the municipal police cannot do much. They can only wake up a drunk person.
If a person is drunk, the police must be called.
The Ministry of the Interior wants the municipal police to be able to control intoxication. The municipal police could take a person to a sobering-up facility.
If a person is dangerous, the municipal police could use force.
This has been discussed since 2016.
The draft is now ready. It awaits government approval.
Currently, the municipal police and the police respond to the same situation. This is not good.
If a person is sleeping drunk under a bush, the police do not interfere. But it disturbs others.
The Ministry of the Interior wants local governments to be able to do more.
They know their area better. For example, they could influence where alcohol is sold.
Sobering-up facilities could belong to the city or municipality.