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Police
Follow-up with SAPS Forensics Division; with National Treasury, Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police [NA]
State of Shelters in South Africa
Report of the North West Provincial Investigative Hearing into Lack of Safety and Security Measures in Schools for Children with Disabilities, August 2019
Report of the National Hearing on the Status of Mental Health Care in South ...
Police
SAPS Quarter 3 Crime Stats; SAHRC on torture or ill treatment in police custody; with Ministry
3 Mar 2021
In this virtual meeting, the South African Human Rights Commission informed the Committee that South Africa is a signatory to an international protocol (OPCAT) that prohibits torture or ill treatment against any persons who may find themselves deprived of their liberty. The places where persons are deprived of their liberty ...
Police
Establishment & operations of DNA Board; with Minister & Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Minister of Police introduced the newly appointed Chairperson and Members of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board) to the Portfolio Committee. The Board Members had experience in forensic science, human rights law and ethics. The Committee welcomed the initiative taken by the ...
Police
SAPS & IPID BRRR recommendations: progress; SAPS Amendment Draft Bill; with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police
Budget Review and Recommendation Report by Portfolio Committee on SAPS performance for 2019/20 - 25 November 2020
Budget Review and Recommendation Report by Portfolio Committee IPID performance for 2019/20 - 25 November 2020
South African Police Service Amendment Bill 2020 - draft
The ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
North West Intervention: SIU, NPA, Hawks, IPID & Ministers input
22 Feb 2021
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on the section 100 Intervention in the North West Province, 22 February 2021
Legacy Report of Ad Hoc Committee to Inquire into North West Section 100 Intervention
Section 100 National intervention in provincial administration
Four Minister/Deputy Ministers from the North West Intervention Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) were ...
Police
SAPS Forensics Division on leadership, systems & turnaround strategy; with Ministry
11 Nov 2020
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensics Division’s leadership matters, organisational systems and overall turnaround strategy.
The SAPS listed a number of reasons that caused the DNA backlog. These were:
insufficient funding for the Forensic Science Laboratory; unstable leadership and management; ...
Police
Legislative update on SAPS, IPID, Firearms Control & DNA Forensic Amendment Bills; with Ministry
28 Oct 2020
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received an update on the status and progress made on four draft Bills: Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill (also known as DNA Bill), Firearms Control Amendment Bill, South African Police Service Amendment Bill and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill.
The Civilian ...
Police
SAPS Quarterly Reports; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the SA Police Service (SAPS), together with the Minister and Deputy Minister, on its quarter four 2019/20 performance and quarter one 2020/21 performance. Members were provided with an overview of spending performance per programme and unaudited results. In quarter of 2019/20, ...
Police
Forceful Evictions: engagement with CT Mayor, SAPS, IPID & City of Cape Town Law Enforcement; with Minister and Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly) 04 Sep 2020
The South African Police Service, the Independent Police Investigating Directorate, the South African Human Rights Commission and the City of Cape Town briefed the Portfolio Committee on Police on the recent incidents of public violence and forceful evictions in the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
COVID-19 procurement corruption: Inter-Ministerial Committee briefing
21 Aug 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 21 August 2020
The focal point of the meeting was the effectiveness of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to expedite consequence management for the COVID-19 procurement corruption allegations. The Portfolio Committee expressed its dissatisfaction that only three of the five Ministers serving on the IMC ...