Question NW728 to the Minister of Police

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) what process must be followed to verify fingerprints during the application for firearm licences and/or competency certificates; (2) (a) what total number of applications that needed to be verified have been submitted to the Criminal Record Centre in each province (i) in the (aa) 2017-18, (bb) 2018-19, (cc) 2019-20 and (dd0 2020-21 financial year and (ii) since 1 January 2022 and (b) of what total number of such applications thst have been submitted in the specified financial years and period, has the Criminal Record Centre provided feedback on: (3) what is the reason that the profiling system is not used?