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Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: Public Participation Report & way forward
30 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee continued its deliberations on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25 – 2021].
The Chairperson suggested that the Committee could not, in good conscience, adopt the Amendment Bill without being satisfied that the South African Police Service (SAPS) had both the capacity ...
Police
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: deliberations
23 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee held deliberations on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25-2021].
The Committee recapped the key discussions regarding the Bill, which included the concern of the capacity of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for DNA analysis; the lack ...
Police
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: SAPS & CSPS response to public submissions; with Deputy Minister
18 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee of Police received the responses of the South African Police Service (SAPS), the DNA Board and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) to the public submissions on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill.
In response to the public submissions, the ...
Police
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: public hearings
16 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee welcomed public submissions on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, 2021. Presentations of public submissions were from Ms Vanessa Lynch, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, and Rape Crisis.
Ms Lynch’s submission fully supported the Bill. She explained that ...
Police
SAPS Audit Action Plan; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
AGSA Presentation on Police Portfolio
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to be briefed on the post-audit action plan arising from the Auditor-General of South Africa's (AGSA's) 2020/21 audit outcomes. The Department had received an unqualified audit opinion, with material findings. ...
Police
Appointment of Critical Infrastructure Council, with Minister of Police
2 Mar 2022
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
In a virtual meeting, the Minister of Police and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service briefed the Committee on the appointment of the Critical Infrastructure Council.
The presentation provided an overview of the appointment of the Critical Infrastructure Council in terms of the Critical Infrastructure Protection ...
Police
SAPS Crime Statistics Quarter 3 2021/22; with Minister & Deputy present
18 Feb 2022
The Department of Police briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the crime statistics compiled by the South African Police Service (SAPS) for the period from October to December 2021. The Committee was told that these statistics would be made available quarterly in future rather than annually as ...
Police
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedure) Amendment Bill: Introduction by CSPS; Consideration of underspending by SAPS, with Minister and Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25-2021]; and by the South African Police Services (the SAPS) on its underspending.
Members heard that the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 37 of 2013) (“Act”) provides for among ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Fire Damage at Parliament: SAPS, Chief Fire Officer & DPWI; BDO Report; with Ministers & Deputy Minister
28 Jan 2022
City of Cape Town Fire Department post-incident report
In this virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament and the Portfolio Committees on Police and on Public Works and Infrastructure received briefings from the City of Cape Town Fire Department, South African Police Service (SAPS) and DPWI ...
Police
Panel of Experts Report on Policing & Crowd Management; Crime Statistics; with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) and members of the Panel of Experts briefed the Committee on the "Panel of Experts Report on Policing and Crowd Management" handed to the Police Minister in 2018 for the South African Police Service (SAPS) to implement its ...