The Committee met with the Minister, Deputy Minister, Acting National Commissioner and senior management of the SA Police Service (SAPS) for a number of briefings and outstanding matters. The Committee first received a briefing by the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) on the White Paper on Policing. This presentation covered ...
Police
Rule 201 inquiry Committee Report: adoption
11 Nov 2015
The Committee considered its Report on the National Assembly Rule 201 Enquiry. The contents of the Report included background to the enquiry, events leading to the decision to institute the enquiry, the statements in question, terms of reference, objectives of the enquiry, relevant legislation and documents considered, the process followed ...
Police
Legislative processing of Private Member Bills; Protection of Critical Infrastructure Bill [PMB4-15]: briefings
6 Nov 2015
A Parliamentary Legal Adviser explained the nitty-gritty of what the legislative processing of a Private Member’s Bill entails. A member may introduce any bill, except money bills. A bill dealing with substantially the same subject matter may not be introduced more than once in the same annual session. The Bill ...
Police
National key point breaches; Police conduct at student protest; Protection of Critical Infrastructure Bill [PMB4-2015] briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Committee met to be briefed and discuss the recent killing of a suspect in Krugersdorp by members of the SA Police Service (SAPS), the management of breaches of National Key Points and the police response to student protest activities, all of which had attracted widespread media coverage.
The Independent ...
Police
Rule 201 inquiry: committee deliberations
21 Oct 2015
Documents Handed Out:
Committee meeting transcript: 12 August 2015
Committee meeting transcript: 18 August 2015
Committee meeting transcript: 28 August 2015
The Committee met to begin deliberations into its rule 201 inquiry into statements by SAPS senior management regarding their support for the National Commissioner in the wake of the ...
Police
South African Police Services (SAPS), Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) Budget Review and Recommendation Report
20 Oct 2015
The Committee met to consider the comprehensive Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRRs) of the Department of Police (SA Police Service) and two entities, namely, the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) and in the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). Members did not have much to add to the content but ...
Police
SAPS on its 2014/15 Annual Report
14 Oct 2015
The first part of the presentation on the South African Police Services Annual Report for 2014/15 dealt with Technology Resource Management. The Integrated Justice System and Criminal Justice System plans were discussed, presenting on the weighted project milestones. The need to upgrade networks was discussed. SAPS had received approval from ...
Police
South African Police Service on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
13 Oct 2015
The Committee began the process of scrutinising the Annual Report of the Department of Police with a briefing by the Committee researcher who provided an excellent analysis of the 2014/15 annual performance of the SA Police Service (SAPS) by providing an overview of performance in terms of budget and achievement ...
Police
2015 Crime statistics: Minister, Deputy Minister, Statistics SA and National Commissioner briefings
29 Sep 2015
In a historic meeting, the 2015 crime statistics of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were delivered to the Committee, during recess, in the presence of the Minister, Deputy Minister, Statistics South Africa and the National Commissioner of Police. The Minister began with an general overview of the statistics, speaking ...
Police
Minister of Police on Farlam Commission Recommendations implementation; Civilian Secretariat for Police & IPID 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
2 Sep 2015
The Committee met to work through a very packed agenda for the day beginning with a briefing by the Minister of Police on the implementation of the recommendations of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana tragedy. The Minister took Members through the comprehensive presentation noting that the objective ...
The Committee adopted its Terms of Reference (ToR) into the National Assembly Rules Section 201 Inquiry into the statements released by senior management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and provincial commissioners in support of National Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, following the release of the report of the Farlam Commission ...
Police
Farlam Commission recommendations; Operation Combat & Operation Fiela & Operation Tornado: SAPS briefing; Roll-out of generators at SAPS stations: SAPS/Public Works
19 Aug 2015
The Committee, in a full programme for the day, met with various divisions of the SA Police Service (SAPS) to be briefed on the progress made on a number of operations. The first item on the agenda was a briefing by the Committee researcher on the recommendations of the Farlam ...