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Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: PSIRA on role of private security; Council funding; overlap with Cybercrimes Bill; response to Eskom submission
14 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Private Security Regulating Authority (PSIRA) on the role of the Regulator in the implementation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill [B22-2017].
The Regulator reported that the facility becomes an In-house employer of the security officers as defined in the Code of Conduct for ...
Police
Fixed establishment of police stations: SAPS, Social Justice Coalition, SAPU and POPCRU briefing
13 Mar 2018
The Committee received briefings from the South African Police Service (SAPS), Social Justice Coalition (SJC), South African Police Union (SAPU) and Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) on processes regarding the fixed establishment of the police stations.
SAPS said an organisational development accessibility study had been conducted, which had ...
Police
NPA progress on prosecution of State Capture cases
7 Mar 2018
The joint meeting between the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services and the Portfolio Committee on Police was called because the previous week Lt Gen Yoliswa Matakata, Acting Head, Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation had informed the Police Portfolio Committee that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was hindering progress in ...
Police
Crime Statistics Methodology; SAPS & State Security Agency vetting & turnaround strategy; with Minister
6 Mar 2018
Relevant: Crime Intelligence Progress Report & Vetting; Firearms Amnesty: SAPS briefing; Crime Intelligence on Quarter 2 performance & vetting process
The South African Police Service (SAPS) briefed the Committee on the Turnaround Strategy and status of vetting of Crime Intelligence and other senior Members, in the presence of the new ...
Police
Hawks high profile investigations
28 Feb 2018
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI) provided the Committee with a detailed explanation of its role in investigating state capture allegations – and its frustration at the delays in getting the go-ahead to make arrests. It also provided a progress report on its specialised units dealing with illegal firearms ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: deliberations
21 Feb 2018
The Committee continued with its deliberations on the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill [B22 2017].
The Department of Police proposed the removal of the verification process in clause 12(9) to earlier in the process, in order to prevent a situation where the application started with the Minister and then had to ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: deliberations
6 Feb 2018
The Committee continued with a deliberation on the Critical Infrastructure Protection Amendment Bill [B22-2017].
The African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) had a number of concerns about the constitutionality of the Critical Infrastructure Bill. Broadly, these concerns related to the scope of the definition of critical infrastructure, the delegation of ...
Police
New SAPS Strategic Direction & Management Structure; Safer Festive Season
1 Feb 2018
The South African Police Service (SAPS) briefed the Committee on the Strategic Direction to be undertaken by the new National Police Commissioner. The Direction envisioned the creation of a safe and secure, crime-free environment that is conducive for social and economic stability supporting a better life for all. The slogan ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Protection Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2
31 Jan 2018
The Committee heard submissions from the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), the Right to Know Campaign, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office, the African Policing and Community Oversight Forum (APCOF), and from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill.
The Social Justice Coalition said the ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Protection Amendment Bill: briefing & public hearings day 1
30 Jan 2018
The Committee held a public hearing on the Critical Infrastructure Protection Amendment Bill [B22-2017], at which its Content Advisor provided the background and rationale for its introduction, which was to replace the National Key Points Act (102 of 1980). The Bill dealt with the process of declaration of national key ...