Question NW1344 to the Minister of Police
13 June 2017 - NW1344
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of Police
Whether the SA Police Service deployed additional police officers (a) at or (b) around the Parliament of South Africa in the week preceding the 2017 State of the Nation Address, including on 9 February 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (i) what is the total number of additional officers that were deployed on each day, (ii) where were the additional officers sourced from, (iii) did the police stations, from which the additional officers were sourced during the period concerned, experience staff shortages and (iv) what is the total amount that was (aa) budgeted and (bb) actually paid on overtime for the (aaa) specified additional police officers, and (bbb) police officers assigned to cover the shifts of the specified additional police officers?
Reply:
(a) Yes.
(a)(i) 1 February 2017 - 9 officers.
2 February 2017 - 13 officers.
3 February 2017 - 12 officers.
4 February 2017 - 14 officers.
5 February 2017 - 18 officers.
6 February 2017 - 18 officers.
7 February 2017 - 86 officers.
8 February 2017 - 89 officers.
9 February 2017 - 504 officers.
(a)(ii) The additional officers were sourced from the Division: Protection and Security Services (PSS) Head Office, PSS: Eastern Cape, PSS: Kwazulu-Natal, PSS: Northern Cape and PSS: Mpumalanga.
(a)(iii) No.
(a)(iv)(aa) R 1, 243, 964.00
(a)(iv)(bb) R 1, 018, 295.78
(aaa) Please see reply to paragraph (bb) above.
(bbb) No additional overtime was paid as the extra shift was part of the total operational plan.
(b) No personnel were deployed around the Parliament of South Africa.