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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 2141
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 NOVEMBER 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27- 2009)
Date reply submitted : 15 December 2009
Mr M Mnqasela (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
What (a) was the date on which the concept of sector policing was first
introduced and (b) is the timeline for the finalisation of this project?
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REPLY:
(a) Sector Policing was first introduced on 1998-03-19 and a Draft
National Instruction on Sector Policing was circulated to all
Provincial Commissioners during the latter part of 2003 as a guideline
for sector policing. A National Instruction on Sector Policing was
approved on 13 July 2009.
(b) Sector Policing is being implemented as follows:
⢠169 High Contact Crime police stations- to be completed by 30 November
2009.
⢠Priority police stations of provinces- to be completed by 30 June
2010.
⢠All other police stations- to be completed by 31 December 2012.
The Minister sees the implementation of sector policing as important and is
concerned about the slow pace with which sector policing has been
implemented within SAPS he has therefore asked the Secretariat of Police to
monitor this process and to provide the Minister with regular reports on
implementation of sector policing and to identify any problems that need to
be addressed in this regard.
Reply to question 2141 approved by Minister