Police
Committee Programme, Report on Oversight Visit to Police Stations and Central Firearm Registry in Gauteng
4 Mar 2015
The Committee met to consider and adopt a host of outstanding minutes and an outstanding report. The draft Committee Report on the Oversight Visit to Police Stations and the Central Firearm Registry (CFR) in Gauteng was adopted with minor grammatical amendments.
The Committee then thoroughly went through ten sets of ...
Police
SAPS on Implementation of Rural Safety strategy; Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority response to Committee oversight
25 Feb 2015
The Committee met to be briefed by the Committee researcher and content advisor in preparation for briefings by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). The first briefing was conducted by the Committee researcher who explained to Members the National Development Plan (NDP) ...
The Committee met with the SA Police Service (SAPS) headed by the National Commissioner for thorough engagement on the Committee’s findings following its Mpumalanga oversight visit especially border policing and rhino operations. The Committee felt the findings were critical and it could not wait for the report to the tabled ...
Police
"Hawks" DPCI Head suspension; IPID Recommendations implementation: joint input by SAPS, IPID, MPS, CSP
30 Jan 2015
The Committee decided that the Police Minister's request to have suspended head of the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Anwa Dramat, removed from office, should be referred to the Speaker of Parliament. Section 17 of the SAPS Act says a committee of Parliament must entertain this request ...
Police
IPID recommendations on SAPS discipline: input by SAPS, IPID, Metro Police, Civilian Secretariat; SAPS inspectorate turnaround strategy
19 Nov 2014
The Committee met with the Department/SA Police Service (SAPS) and the entities, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the metro police for the City of Cape Town and the Civilian Secretariat on Police (CSP/the Secretariat) to discuss challenges faced in monitoring the implementation of recommendations made by IPID on disciplinary ...
Police
IPID Apr-Sept 2014 Cases & Recommendations Report; IPID Act implementation & progress report; Retail shop robberies increase: SAPS briefing
12 Nov 2014
The Committee met with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to be briefed on the police watchdog’s performance. The IPID Section 9(n) Report for April-September 2013 and April-September 2014 outlined the investigative activities of IPID for the first six months of the 2013/14 and 2014/15 financial year. The bi-annual Section ...
Police
Domestic Violence Act; Firearms Control Act; Civilian Secretariat Act: implementation; Civilian Secretariat performance: Mid-Year Review
5 Nov 2014
The Civilian Secretariat for Police and South African Police Service (SAPS) briefing on the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) looked at specific duties prescribed to SAPS, the level of compliance nationally and per province, availability of Victim Friendly Rooms (VFRs) and non-compliance complaints. The Secretariat also discussed the ...
Police
Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority on its 2013/14 Annual Report
29 Oct 2014
The Committee met with the Executive and Council of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) on its 2013/14 annual report. The first part of the briefing covered matters which were raised in the last budget briefing with the Committee and included the lease of the corporate head office, disposal ...
Police
Department Of Police Vote No. 25 Annual Report2013/14 briefing
21 Oct 2014
[This meeting was not placed in the Parliamentary Papers and so PMG was not informed about it and did not attend]. The minutes below were obtained from Parliament and have been reproduced in its entirety.
Police
South African Police Services 2013/14 Annual Report: AGSA on audit outcomes, Committee section summary, SAPS on Detective Services and DPCI
15 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) firstly briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the South African Police Services (SAPS or the Department), for the 2013/14 financial year. There had been an overall improvement in the audit outcomes for SAPS and Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). However, AGSA indicated ...