Question NW1424 to the Minister of Police
06 June 2016 - NW1424
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1)With reference to his reply to question 2596 on 11 August 2015, on what date did the detectives at the Edenvale Police Station in Gauteng receive their two new vehicles; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles that the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) how many (a) detectives are there at the specified police station, (b) of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) (a) what is the prescribed national ratio of detectives to vehicles and (b) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure they comply with the specified national ratio?
Reply:
(1) The detectives at Edenvale SAPS received three (3) sedan vehicles on 3 December 2015.
(2) (a) Edenvale Detective Service currently have 14 vehicles.
(b) 9 of the vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:
(1) 15 February 2016
(2) 10 March 2016
(3) 14 March 2016
(4) 28 March 2016
(5) 7 April 2016
(3) (a) There are 27 detectives at Edenvale Police Station.
(b) (i) 16 detectives have attended a detective course.
(ii) 16 detectives passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer investigates an average of 90 dockets.
(4) (a) The prescribed ratio of detectives to vehicles is 2:1
Two (2) members per vehicle.
(b) There are sufficient vehicles currently at the Edenvale Detective Service according to the national ratio.