36/1/4/1/201000063
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 483
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 FEBRUARY 2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 4- 2010)
Date reply submitted: 16 April 2010
483. Mr P van Dalen (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) Whether the (a) Personnel Deployment Report (SA 15) and (b) Automatic
Vehicle Logging System (AVL) are accessible to Community Policing
Forums (CPFs); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether it is the role of the CPFs to fulfill an oversight role; if
not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are (i) their
duties and responsibilities and (ii) the further relevant details;
(3) whether all CPFs have a constitution; if not, why not; if so, what
are the relevant details;
(4) whether any action is being taken to ensure that all CPFs have
constitutions; if not, why not; if so, what action?
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REPLY:
(1)(a) & (b) No, the SAPS 15 and AVL systems are not accessible to
CPFs, as operation and tactical information are captured in this
register and system and both tools are used for operational
command and control.
(2)(i) & (ii) The role of the CPF is set out in Chapter 7 of the South
African Police Service Act, 1995.
(3) All community police forum, sub-forum or boards have a written
constitution. The Secretariat of Police together with the CPF National
Board are going to be involved in a revision of the National and local
Constitutions of the CPFs
(4) According to the South African Police Service Interim Regulations for
Community Police Forums and Boards 2(3)(a), the Station Commander must
render all reasonable assistance to the Steering Committee to draft a
Constitution for the Community Policing Forum which is to be
established.
Reply to question 483 approved by MINISTER