Question NW2944 to the Minister of Police
30 October 2017 - NW2944
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police
(1)On what date does a certain person (name furnished) reach retirement age; (2) whether his department has been approached with a request from the specified individual for early retirement from the SA Police Service; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Employees of the South African Police Service (SAPS), who are appointed in terms of the SAPS Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995) and who have reached the age of 60 years, as provided for by the Pension Funds Amendment Act, 2001 (Act No. 65 of 2001), must retire with pension, upon reaching that age, except in extraordinary circumstances, as contained in section 45(7)(a) of the SAPS Act.
The specified person reached the age of 60, on 12 November 2016, but was employed on a contractual basis, for a period of seven years, following his appointment, on 10 September 2015, as the National Head of the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), by the former Minister of Police.
2. No, the Department was not approached by the individual with a request for an early retirement from the SAPS.