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Police Legislative Programme; PSIRA proposed regulations; AGSA new powers
11 Sep 2019
Auditor General South Africa presented on the new amendments which give extended powers to the Auditor General to enhance the ability for consequence management. It also gave a summary of past audit findings for the Police portfolio.
Members asked how often the Committee as an oversight body could expect progress ...
Basic Education
Safety & Security in Schools: briefing by DBE and SAPS, with Minister of Basic Education
10 Sep 2019
Safety in Schools: DBE & SAPS briefing; Feedback on KZN Oversight Visit
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and Portfolio Committee on Police met jointly to receive a briefing from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) on safety and security in schools. The ...
Tourism
Joint Consultative Workshop on Tourist Safety and Security in South Africa; with Deputy Minister of Tourism & Deputy Minister of Police
27 Aug 2019
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism and Police were briefed by various presenters on tourist safety and security in South Africa. The Deputy Ministers of Tourism and Police were in attendance.
The first presentation was led by the Safety and Violence Initiative. It highlighted that crime against tourists is ...
Police
Induction Workshop by SAPS, CPS, IPID & PSIRA
21 Aug 2019
The mandate of SAPS is to prevent, combat and investigate crime, to maintain public order, protect inhabitants of the Republic and to uphold and enforce the law. Six priorities were identified: economic crimes, border security, organised crime, violent contact crime, cyber security and other mandatory services. The proposed budget cuts ...
Police
Induction Workshop: Policing landscape, Legacy Report & Committee functioning
20 Aug 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Police for the Sixth Parliament met for an induction workshop by the Committee support staff. The Committee was briefed by supporting staff on the key issues in the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS), the Independent Police Investigative ...
Police
PSIRA & Civilian Secretariat for Police 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans; Budget Reports
9 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) presented their 2019/20 annual performance plans and budget reports to the Committee for consideration.
PSIRA gave details of its goals for its three programmes -- finance ...
Police
SAPS 2019/20 Budget: Programme 2, 3, including DPCI, 4 and 5, with the Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Police met to be briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Programme Two: Visible Policing, Programme Three: Detective Services, Programme Five: Protection and Security Services, and Programme Four: Crime Intelligence as it related to the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP). There was also a ...
Police
SAPS 2018/19 Budget: Programme 1 Administration
2 Jul 2019
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and a team of senior officials presented the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan and Budget.
The focus was on the Medium-Term Strategic Framework Cycle and the SAPS Strategic Plan 2014 to 2019. The presentation addressed the strategic direction of the SAPS, ...
Police
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met to elect a Chairperson. Two persons were nominated and after voting, Ms T Joemat-Petterssen (ANC) was elected Chairperson with the support of the ANC votes. The DA and FF+ voted for the DA candidate and the EFF abstained from voting.
The newly elected Chairperson addressed the Committee ...