Question & AnswerQ&A (LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. VPT-2010-1387)
The Central Office Deputation Committee is tasked to ensure the nationwide strict implementation of the guidelines on deputation of law enforcers as prescribed in the memorandum circular.
The Director of the Law Enforcement Service (LES) heads the Central Office Deputation Committee.
The Regional Deputation Committee is responsible for receiving, processing, and evaluating applications for deputation, preparing necessary documents, ensuring the completeness of requirements, endorsing recommended applicants, preparing deputation orders, and submitting reports to the Central Office.
The Regional Director of the NCR is only authorized to deputize LTO organic personnel as enforcers. Applications from non-LTO government personnel such as DENR, DPWH, SLEX, NLEX, and others must be processed by the Central Office Deputation Committee for the Assistant Secretary's signature.
Applicants must submit: 1) Fully filled and signed Application Form (Depcom Form 1); 2) Two 2x2 pictures taken within the last 30 days; 3) Certification of employment in Government service; 4) Certification of work assignment on traffic law enforcement; 5) Certification of no pending case; 6) Endorsement letter signed by the Head of Office.
Key responsibilities include processing and filing submitted documents, ensuring applicants have complete requirements and endorsements, filling out checklist forms, preparing endorsement letters and deputation orders, obtaining signatures, dispatching deputation orders to deputized agents, and submitting reports and documentation to the Central Office.
The committee is composed of heads or representatives of pertinent offices including the LES Director, officers from FED, TSD, IID, Property Section or IAD, and an OASSEC representative, with the Secretariat handling clerical work but having no voting power.
Functions include planning an overall program for deputized agents, organizing the committee and documents, educating through training modules and sessions, assessing performance and handling complaints, and coordinating with regional offices and the media.
The committee is accountable to the Assistant Secretary through the Executive Director for the promotion, recruitment, training, monitoring, and evaluation of deputized agents.
All previous orders or memoranda inconsistent with this memorandum circular are deemed superseded.