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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 491
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 JULY 2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 4-2014)
491. Mrs G Breytenbach (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) How many operational SA Police Service members currently have firearm
competency certificates;
(2) does the National Police Commissioner have a firearm competency
certificate; if so, on what date was this obtained?
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REPLY:
1) According to the Training Administration System (TAS) on 14 July 2014,
116 201 operational SA Police Service Act members were competent in
the minimum standards for firearm competency.
2) The National Commissioner of the SAPS is classified in accordance with
the TAS as management and not operational. The SAPS prioritized
operational members to obtain their competency.