Question NW1974 to the Minister of Police
01 October 2020 - NW1974
Ngwenya, Ms DB to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What number of police stations have victim friendly rooms for gender-based violence and sexual crimes in the Republic; (2) whether his department will provide Mrs. D B Ngwenya with a list of the specified police stations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the level of capacitation of the police and professional staff working in the victim-friendly rooms?
Reply:
The details, with regard to the number of police stations, with victim friendly rooms (VFR’s), are reflected in the table below:
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Summary of Victim Friendly Rooms: 30 June 2020 |
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Categories |
Provinces’ |
Total per category |
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EC |
FS |
GP |
KZN |
LIM |
MP |
NC |
MW |
WC |
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Number of police stations, per province |
198 |
111 |
143 |
184 |
104 |
90 |
91 |
63 |
151 |
1 155 |
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Number of police station• with VFRa, per province |
159 |
84 |
137 |
154 |
93 |
84 |
70 |
74 |
151 |
1 006 |
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Number of police stations without VFRa, per province but at which an alternate venue has been designated. |
39 |
27 |
6 |
30 |
11 |
6 |
21 |
9 |
0 |
149 |
- The list of police stations, is attached as Annexure A. All police stations have frontline service members, working in community service centres (CSCs), who have been trained in one or more of the following learning programmes:
Basic Training in Domestic Violence.
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- Domestic Violence.
- Victim Empowerment.
- Sexual Offences.
- Family Violence.
- Vulnerable Children
A directive was sent to all the SAPS provincial commissioners, indicating that SAPS members, who are deployed in CSCs and VFRs must be prioritised for training in victim empowerment, first responder sexual offences and domestic violence learning programmes.
Reply to question 1974 recommended
GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
DATE:22/09/2020
Reply to question 1974 approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 01/10/2020
Response to question in Parliament, number 1974 Annexure A
Response to question in Parliament, number 1974 Annexure A