Thank you very much, Chairperson. Unfortunately, this question does not prescribe the time,
from which financial year to which financial year. As such, we are answering it from 2018-19 and 2019-20.
The SA Police Service, the SAPS, from time to time employs Public Service Act 103 of 1994 persons as police officials in terms of the SA Police Service Act 68 of 1995 in operational and support environments respectively.
Basic training is not a prerequisite for appointment within the support environment such as human resources, finance, supply chain, etc. Police officials appointed in the support environment are required to undergo a shortened basic training course subsequent to their appointment if they have not previously completed the normal basic training course.
Up to the end of the previous financial year, persons appointed in terms of the Public Service Act who were successful in their applications for appointment as operational police officials, had to resign from the SAPS to be appointed as trainees under contract until they had completed the prescribed basic training, whereafter such
persons were appointed permanent operational police officials.
There are persons who are employed under the Public Service Act who were appointed as operational police officials in the 2018-19 financial year. They are currently undergoing the 21 months basic training course, which is the same training as for the entry-level trainees who were appointed at the time from outside the SAPS. A total of six persons were appointed as police officials in the 2018-19 financial year.
The recruitment of police officials in respect of the current 2019-20 financial year is under consideration, where more and larger numbers will be employed under this arrangement.