Question NW1937 to the Minister of Police
06 October 2016 - NW1937
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police
(1)What is the total number of visible policing (a) officers and (b) vehicles the Edenvale Police Station in Gauteng has for each of its sectors; (2) what is the minimum number of visible policing (a) officers and (b) vehicles that is supposed to be allocated to any sector; (3) (a) what is the shortage of visible policing (i) officers and (ii) vehicles at the specified station and (b) by which date will the specified station receive their full complement in each case?
Reply:
(1)(a) There are 75 visible policing members who are deployed as follows:
- One section commander.
- Three sub-section commanders.
- 12 Members working in the Community Service Centre.
- Five operations commanders.
- 36 Sector team members.
- Eight members performing court duties.
- Two members performing crime prevention duties.
- Three sector managers.
- Five members doing operational support, Firearms, Liquor and Second Hand Goods (FLASH), exhibit management and general enquiries.
(1)(b) Four sectors with one vehicle per sector.
(2)(a) Four members per sector.
(2)(b) Two vehicles per sector.
(3)(a)(i) 16 Members.
(3)(a)(ii) Six vehicles.
(3)(b) The new vehicles purchased for Edenvale Police Station will be issued to the station by 31 March 2017. The province received an allocation of 1 300 posts for new entry-level enlistments during the 2017/2018 period. The identified vacancies will be filled with these new entry-level enlistments.