Question NW669 to the Minister of Police
01 April 2016 - NW669
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Police
(1)With reference to the total state of collapse and disrepair of the Op Die Berg Police Station in the Koue Bokkeveld and the wholly inadequate resources available at the specified police station to service its vast rural and farming area, (a) when will (i) upgrades and/or (ii) repairs to the specified station take place and (b) what are the relevant details of the (i) upgrades and/or (ii) repairs that will take place; (2) (a) when will additional (i) police vehicles and (ii) personnel be allocated to the specified police station and (b) what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii) Op die Berg Satellite police station, is currently not on any priority list for upgrading. Day to day maintenance is the responsibility of the main station, Prince Alfred Hamlet.
(2)(a)(i) Vehicles are allocated according the total personnel on the station as per the Efficiency Index System (EIS). Op die berg is a satellite station of Prince Alfred Hamlet and is resourced from the mentioned station.
The station currently has a surplus of vehicles in terms of the EIS for January 2016.
Efficiency Index system:
|
GRANTED |
ACTUAL |
SURPLUS |
|
|
OVERALL |
17 |
22 |
5 |
|
VISPOL |
9 |
12 |
3 |
|
DETECTIVES |
5 |
7 |
2 |
|
SUPPORT |
2 |
2 |
0 |
(2)(a)(ii) Personnel have been allocated to the station in order to address staff shortages.
(2)(b) Entry level constables for recuitment have been allocated to the station.
In addition, posts have been advertised for promotion purposes. The Prince Alfred Hamlet police station prior and post to the establishment of the satellite police station in Op die Berg is resourced with human capital in accordance with the Medium Term Expenditure Framework as well as the Medium Term Personnel Framework of the South African Police Service on an ongoing basis. The staffing levels at all police stations in the Province are constantly monitored in order to address vacancies through the employment of existing human resource processes.
Further, the trainee post allocation to Prince Alfred Hamlet for the 2015/2016 trainee intake was recently reviewed and additional trainees were contracted to undergo training for deployment within the Prince Alfred Hamlet precinct to cater for the increasing demand on policing. This is evident of the commitment of the South African Police Service to facilitate, (on a continuous basis), the maintenance and increased staffing of police stations In order to meet their Constitutional obligation(s).