Police
SAPS Crime Statistics 2017/18; with Minister
11 Sep 2018
The Committee met for a briefing on the 2017/18 crime statistics. The Minister of Police and the National Commissioner of Police were in attendance.
The Minister informed the Committee that the crime statistics were nothing to write home about but admitted that the SAPS had dropped the ball. The emphasis ...
Police
Civilian Secretariat for Police Quarter 1 performance; DPCI Judge on current complaints, investigations, challenges
5 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Police met to receive the Quarter One Report of the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) for the 2018/19 financial year and to receive a briefing from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) Judge.
The CSP first quarter report for the current financial year covered the ...
Police
SAPS Quarter 1 performance; with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to receive briefings by the South African Police Service on their First Quarterly Report. The Deputy Minister of Police attended the meeting.
The SAPS Management reported that although the expenditures of each quarter in a financial year was indicative of nature, it would not be precisely ...
Police
Domestic Violence Act Reports: Civilian Secretariat & SAPS briefing with civil society input
28 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committees on Police and Women in the Presidency met jointly for the first of a two-day special focus on the Domestic Violence Act and Gender-Based Violence in SA. The South African Police Service (SAPS) presented its biannual report in terms of Section 18 (5) (d) of the Domestic ...
Police
Police Station security; Audit Findings action plan; SAPS Contract Management; Visible Policing & Detectives Performance Management
21 Aug 2018
The Committee met with the SA Police Service (SAPS) on matters arising from the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) in relation to performance management (Visible Policing and Detective Services) and progress made with previous audit findings. The audit committee also presented on progress made with interventions. With the progress made on ...
Police
DPCI: Turnaround Strategy on High Profile cases; SANTACO on taxi crimes; with Minister
15 Aug 2018
The meeting consisted of four presentations:
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation or the Hawks who presented on their turnaround strategy and briefed the Committee on certain high-profile cases;
The South African National Taxi Association on taxi violence;
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on taxi violence and ...
Police
DNA Board Annual Performance Plan & SAPS feedback; Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: finalisation
14 Aug 2018
The meeting was convened to finalise the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill, the tabling of a referral from the Speaker on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), a briefing by the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board), and to attend to Committee business.
The Committee agreed that it had ...
Police
IPID Amendment Bill: briefing & public hearings; Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: legal opinion
28 Jun 2018
The Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the IPID Amendment Bill.
The CSPS and IPID proposed the amendment of section 6(1) by the insertion of paragraphs 6(1)(a) – (e) and the repeal of section 6(3)(a) of the Act in ...
Police
Cash in Transit heists: SAPS and stakeholders on combating measures; with the Minister
13 Jun 2018
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and security industry stakeholders briefed the Committee on the measures which had been introduced, or were under consideration, to combat the recent spate of violent cash-in-transit (CIT) heists.
SAPS said that due to the recent spike in the incidence of CITs, both the SAPS ...
Police
DNA Board 2016/17 Annual Report
12 Jun 2018
The National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board) briefed the Committee on its 2016/17 annual report and other internal governance matters.
The Board said the appointment of a DNA Secretariat, with supporting staff, was a priority as this was needed to assist it in developing and implementing its reporting ...