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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 373
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 15 OCTOBER 2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28- 2010)
Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010
373. Mr O de Beer (COPE WC) to ask the Minister of Police:
(a) What is the budget allocation for the Community Police Forums (CPF) and
(b) what supplies and/or facilities are allocated to the forums to roll out
the necessary campaigns in all provinces?
CW470E
REPLY:
(1)(a) SAPS deals with support to CPFâs in terms of the Interim
Regulations for Community Police Forums and Boards. These Regulations
provide for SAPS to support the functioning of Community Police Forums
and Boards. Support can include access to office space, access to
office equipment, eg. telephones, fax machines, computers and copiers,
assistance with transport and the allocation of police members to
assist with the minutes of meetings and administrative support. This
form of support has cost implications for the SAPS but does not
involve the transfer of any funds to CPFâs. It forms part of the
police stationsâ budget. Assistance with transport is provided through
the use of police vehicles, driven by police members, to transport CPF
members for purposes of CPF functions only and also, only, when use of
public transport is not possible.
(1)(b) The Regulations further provide for fundraising by a Community
Police Forum, sub-forum or board. It does not provide for SAPS to
transfer funds to a CPF other than to make use of its own budget for
the purposes of providing support for the functioning of CPFâs and
Boards in the manner described above. SAPS can also use its budget for
implementing the activities agreed on, in co-operation with CPFâs.
However, funding in this regard is allocated on the police budget and
spent according to police financial and procurement requirements. This
could include projects, undertaken with CPFâs, like the printing of
crime awareness information, for dissemination to a community or
funding the costs of a workshop for CPF members, on new legislation to
empower them to raise awareness about this in their communities.
Information material and promotional material, provided to police
stations by SAPS Communication Services, can also be used in campaigns
and projects, undertaken jointly by SAPS and CPFâs.
There is legislation before parliament that deals with the Civilian
Secretariat for Police. The legislation gives the Civilian Secretariat
for Police a greater role with regard to CPFs. The Civilian
Secretariat for Police is currently involved in a process to enhance
our policy regarding CPFs and based on the outcome of this process
changes may occur and these will be incorporated into the review of
the SAPS planned for next year
Reply to question 373 approved by the Minister