Police
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: adoption; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee had its clause-by-clause deliberation on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25-2021].
The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedure) Amendment Bill, 2021, was unanimously adopted and accepted by the Committee.
A Committee Member said that the Committee and Parliament had achieved a milestone, not ...
Police
SAPS, IPID, CSPS and PSIRA Budgets: Committee Reports
4 May 2022
Due to load-shedding and the unstable network, the Committee postponed the clause-by-clause deliberation of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedure) Amendment Bill until Friday, 6 May.
The Committee considered and adopted its Budget Reports for the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service ...
Police
IPID, CSPS & PSIRA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; POPCRU and IPUSA input
22 Apr 2022
Civilian secretariat for police
Independent police investigative directorate
Private security industry regulatory authority
IPUSA input Outstanding
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) on their Annual ...
Police
SAPS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
20 Apr 2022
2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
In a virtual meeting, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) briefed the Committee on their 2022/23 annual performance plans and the budget allocations.
The SAPS presentation highlighted the additional R5.8 billion allocated over the medium-term expenditure framework ...
Police
Operation Dudula Movement: SAPS briefing with Ministry
1 Apr 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to be briefed on the policing issues related to the Operation Dudula movement. Operation Dudula has in recent months acted against immigrants in Johannesburg, who accuse them of stealing their jobs and committing crimes.
The ...
Police
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 ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Litigation about the Enquiry & Appointment of Evidence Leader
29 Mar 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
Advocate Nazreen Bawa CV (Not made available to the public)
Advocate Ncumisa Mayosi CV (Not made available to the public)
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services ...
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 ...