Question NW2663 to the Minister of Police

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02 October 2018 - NW2663

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1781 on 18 June 2018, and in view of the fact that the Elsburg Police Station has three sectors, he has found that the optimal number of police officers for visible policing should actually be 48, in correlation with four members per shift per sector for four shifts; if not, how can the specified police station be expected to fulfil its requirement of two sector vehicles patrolling each sector at all times; (2) given the inevitability of police officers taking leave, including but not limited to family responsibility leave, sick leave, study leave and annual leave, what number of additional police officers for visible policing should the police station have in order to ensure that two vehicles per sector are patrolling at all times?

Reply:

1. The Elsburg Police Station is currently unable to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles, per sector, due to a shortage of resources.

2. The Elsburg Police Station consists of three sectors, with two members, per sector, per shift and one vehicle. In order to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles, per sector, to patrol at all times, the following additional resources are required:

Additional Requirements

Personnel

6

Vehicles

3

 

Original signed MAJOR GENERAL I/PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: GAUTENG NL NAPO

Date: 11 September 2018

Reply to question 2663 recommended/ d

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: 018 0t

Reply to question 2663 approved/

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

  1. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

36/1/4/1(201800186)

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 1781

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 1 JUNE 2018 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 19-2018)

178'l. Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

    1. What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers involVed with sector policing at the Elsburg Police Station;
    1. by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?

NW1938E

REPLY:

(1)(a)(b) and (2)

Police Station

(1)(a)

Actual

(1)(b)

Optimal (Ideal)

(2)

Date when full complement will be reached

Elsburg Sector Policing

31

23 (+8)

During the 2017/2018 financial

year, no students were allocated to

the police station.

Repty to question 1781 recommended/

KJ LE (SOEG) Date: , .0,- 18

GENERAL TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 1781 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

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