Police
Establishment of joint committee to probe July 2021 Violence: with Ministers (Police & Defence) + Deputy Ministers (Police & Justice)
30 Jul 2021
A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Police, Defence, Justice and Correctional Services, the Select Committee on Security and Justice and the Joint Standing Committees on Defence and on Intelligence was held on a virtual platform and chaired by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police. ...
Police
South African Police Service stability and restructuring
29 Jul 2021
The South African Police Service presentation noted challenges to organisational stability. SAPS experienced a net loss of 11 703 members from 2016/17 to 2020/21. SAPS noted that inadequate service delivery by government departments resulted in the over-extension of SAPS operation obligations and diverted resources away from policing functions. There ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Legal aspects of Section 194 Enquiry into removal of Public Protector; Committee Programme
28 Jul 2021
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
In its second meeting, Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office briefed the Committee on the legal parameters of the section 194 enquiry into the removal from office of the Public Protector. The Committee discussed the briefing ...
Police
SAPS/DPCI response to violence in Gauteng & KZN; with Deputy Minister
16 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police, 17 July 2021
The South African Police Service (SAPS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the police response to the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal noting that the current situation was volatile with continued mobilisation. The presentation detailed the background of the unrest, the setup of ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Council recommendations: Interviews Day 3
10 Jun 2021
On the last day of interviews, the Committee interviewed six candidates for the Critical Infrastructure Council. The interviews were conducted in person and candidates flew in from different provinces. The candidates were asked the same questions.
Members asked about the candidate’s background, professional experience and qualifications; understanding of critical infrastructure ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Council recommendations: Interviews Day 2
9 Jun 2021
On the second day of interviews, the Committee interviewed seven candidates for the Critical Infrastructure Council. The interviews were conducted in person and candidates flew in for the interview in Parliament.
The candidates were asked the same questions.
Members asked about the candidate’s background, professional experience and qualifications; understanding of ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Council recommendations: Interviews Day 1
8 Jun 2021
The Committee will interview 20 candidates to recommend 10 candidates from whom the Minister will appoint five members. On the first day of interviews, the Committee interviewed four candidates for the Critical Infrastructure Council. The interviews were conducted in person and candidates flew in from different provinces to attend Parliament. ...
Police
SAPS and IPID on Discipline Management; with Deputy Minister
26 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police, 26 May 2021
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing on the status of discipline management in the South African Police Service (SAPS), and how complaints and recommendations were dealt with by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).
The SAPS said that to fulfill ...
Police
Closed meeting with Chinese Delegation; SAPS, IPID, CSPS, PSIRA Budgets: Committee Reports
12 May 2021
The Committee met virtually for the consideration and adoption of the its budget reports for the South African Police Service, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Services (CSPS) and Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). All reports were duly adopted with ...
Police
CSP & PSIRA 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
7 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police
Annual Performance Plans
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to be briefed on the Annual Performance Plans (APPs), strategic plans and budgets for the 2021/22 financial year of the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSPS) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA).
The Secretariat ...