Question NW1432 to the Minister of Police
06 June 2016 - NW1432
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Sebenza Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles 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) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) Yes, Sebenza Detective Service received one (1) vehicle during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Sebenza Detective Service currently have 8 vehicles.
(b) 7 vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicle was taken to the mechanical workshop on 5 May 2014 for a mechanical fault and was outsourced during 2014. The service provider went out of business and the vehicle was returned to Benoni mechanical workshop and outsourced to a new supplier about three (3) weeks ago.
(3) (a) There are 22 detectives currently at Sebenza Detective Service.
(b) (i) 15 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 15 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 63 dockets.
(4) There are currently sufficient vehicles at Sebenza Detective Service according to the national ratio.