Hon Deputy Speaker, the answer to the hon member's question is yes. There are at least four cases that have been investigated by the Independent Complaints Directorate, ICD. Some of the cases are in the process of being finalised and, where necessary, action will be taken against the relevant officials. It is not possible to reveal all the relevant details whilst the cases are still under investigation.
However, we can say that two cases have either been finalised or are close to finalisation. With regard to Mountain Rise Police Station, the ICD has completed its investigation, and the matter has been handed over to the provincial commissioner. The provincial head of detective services has thus far finalised the investigation into 147 dockets, most of which were not registered on the crime administration system. However, there are still another 253 dockets which are still being investigated before a final decision can be taken on disciplinary action.
The SA Police Service in the Western Cape have also finalised their investigation into the Lansdowne Police Station. After a thorough investigation of this station, the station commissioner was fired and a detective branch commander resigned before being fired. When specific allegations regarding the manipulation of crime statistics surfaced, the national commissioner referred the matter to the relevant provincial commissioner or through the Minister to the ICD for investigation.
A unit attached to crime intelligence head office is entrusted with perusing daily crime returns and media reports to check whether the cases had been correctly registered on the crime administration system. If errors are discovered, these are forwarded to the provincial commissioners for ratification. Members of this unit also visited police stations to check samples of dockets and the occurrence and incidents book entries against the registration of the crime administration system, CAS.
The results of these checks are communicated to the provincial commissioners for information and the necessary steps, if such are deemed necessary. Members at the provincial offices, during the previous financial year, have also been trained to perform a similar task in their respective provinces to enhance the correctness of crime registration throughout the country and to keep the provincial management components updated on the situation at station level.
In addition, ongoing training interventions at different levels of policing are aimed at enhancing crime information management capacity down to station level, as well as awareness of the vital role of correct and complete information in combating crime. The Ministry of Police is currently engaged in a process with Statistics SA to make use of their services in undertaking a thorough review of crime statistics management systems within the police. I thank you. [Applause.]