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QUESTION NO 3549

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3549. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether he intends introducing a specialised unit to deal with (a) the theft of livestock, (b) farm murders and (c) murders in rural areas; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details with regard to each specified crime?

NW4389E

REPLY:

(a) to (c) The seriousness of continued acts of violence against the rural community, as well as the high levels of stock theft, resulted in the South African Police Service formulating a comprehensive and holistic rural safety strategy to support the creation of a safe rural environment. The Rural Safety Strategy aims to address rural safety as part and parcel of an integrated crime prevention approach which seeks to address the needs of the entire rural community, including the farming community.

The operational approach as outlined in the strategy provides for the strengthening of existing specialized Stock Theft Units and the creation of a pro-active and reactive rapid response capacity at cluster and sector level to respond to all crimes committed in the rural areas, including stock theft and incidents on farms and small holdings. The strengthening and expansion of the Stock Theft Units and the capacity at cluster and sector levels to deal with Stock Theft and incidents on farms and small holdings will be informed by identifying priority areas mostly affected.

Rural safety on the South African borderline will further be strengthened in terms of integrating and coordinating of local deployment along borderline with operations to combat illegal cross border movement of people, goods and contraband.

QUESTION NO 3539

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

3539. Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any illegal substances and alcohol were found on any school property in the past three calender years; if so, (a) what (i) substances and (ii) quantities of each substance were found, (b) at which schools and (c) what action was taken in each case?

NW4379E

REPLY:

Yes, illegal substances are found in some school searches which are conducted during crime prevention operations. These illegal substances include drugs and weapons.

(a)-(c) The systems of the South African Police Service are currently not able to indicate details of illegal substances found with specific regard to schools.

QUESTION NO 3538

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3538. Mrs D Robinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether all chapters of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA), Act 116 of 1998, have been implemented; if not, (a) which chapters have not yet been implemented, (b) what aspects do these chapters pertain to, (c) what are the reasons for these chapters not being implemented and (d) when will they be implemented; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether any members of the SA Police Service have received training on all the aspects of the DVA; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will such training take place; if so, how many (i) in each province and (ii) police officers who received DVA training are male;

(3) whether any research has been conducted to ascertain the optimal amount of funding needed to implement the Act fully; if so, (a) what were the findings and (b) what amount is currently allocated to implementing the DVA; if not, why not;

(4) whether such research will be conducted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5) whether every police station has at least one DVA-trained police officer for each shift; if not, (a) why not, (b) how many shifts are currently without allocated DVA trained police officers and (c) by which date will there be one DVA-trained police officer on each shift?

NW4378E

REPLY:

(1) All Chapters of the Domestic Violence Act are being implemented.

(2) The number of members (including the number of males) that received formal training on all aspects of the Domestic Violence Act, are set out per province in the table below:

PROVINCE

Total number trained

Number of male members trained

NATIONAL HEAD OFFICE

189

141

EASTERN CAPE

2 976

1 951

FREE STATE

1 331

972

GAUTENG

2 883

1 814

KWAZULU-NATAL

3 304

2 244

LIMPOPO

943

648

MPUMALANGA

1 124

708

NORTH WEST

1 627

1 026

NORTHERN CAPE

1 684

1 071

WESTERN CAPE

1 893

1 319

TOTAL NUMBER TRAINED

17 954

11 894

Prior to the formal training instituted from 2004, members received training as follows:

(i) One thousand seven hundred and seventy one (1771) members, who were required to transfer knowledge and skills to operational members at station level, were provided with information sessions on the Domestic Violence Act between September and December 1999. These included the then station commissioners, provincial trainers, legal officers and filed training officers. Briefings were provided on the legislative obligations of the police, social context of domestic violence and the National Instruction on Domestic Violence, No 7/1999.

(ii) Workshops were conducted by Technikon SA on the social context of domestic violence and legislated obligations of the Police to 19 362 members subsequent to the initial briefings indicated in par (i) above.

(iii) During this period, training was incorporated into the Basic Training Programme provided in Graaff-Reinet, Oudtshoorn, and Pretoria. The number of members trained in this regard up until 2004 is 12 200 (twelve thousand and two hundred).

(iv) The number of members that underwent SAMDI workshops prior to 2004 is 433 (four hundred and thirty three).

(v) It is not possible to indicate the number of male participants in the training prior to 2004, since the Training Administrative System (TAS) at that stage was not designed to capture race and gender differentials.

(3) Police officials perform the required functions in terms of the Domestic Violence Act as part of their normal duties (attending to complaints and investigating criminal offences reported to the Police). It is accordingly impossible to separate the cost incurred by performing normal policing functions from the cost incurred by performing the required functions in terms of the Domestic Violence Act. For example: A police vehicle performing normal patrols in an area will be despatched to attend to a report of a domestic violence incident in that area. Similarly, a police official on duty in the Community Service Centre of a police station will attend to all complaints (including those relating to domestic violence) reported at the police station.

(4) See the answer to (3).

(5) Police officials that have received formal training relating to the Domestic Violence Act are stationed at every police station. It is the responsibility of the station commander to deploy members in accordance with the policing needs in the station area.

With the introduction of the Civilian Secretariat of Police legislation, the responsibility for monitoring the DVA will move from the ICD to the Secretariat. One of the areas that will be addressed by the Secretariat is an in depth assessment of all the challenges facing SAPS with regard to the Domestic Violence Act.

QUESTION NO 3524

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3524. Mr A M Figlan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting to his department provided any financial support to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) for the World Festival of Youth and Students to be held in Pretoria in December 2010; if not, why not; if so, (i) what amount was provided to the NYDA, (ii) from which budget were these funds drawn, (iii) who made the decision to provide these funds to the NYDA and (iv) how is this (aa) decision and (bb) amount justified;

(2) whether the NYDA made any other request to (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting to his department to provide support to the festival; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW4363E

REPLY:

(1)(a) and (b) No.

(i) to (iv) Not applicable.

(2) Based on the response given to 1(a) and (b) all other question are irrelevant.

QUESTION 3498

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 26 November 2010

Internal question paper no: 39

Mr T W Coetzee (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:

(1) Whether any amounts have been budgeted for the (a) national and (b) provincial child protection register as stipulated in the Children's Act, Act 35 of 2005, (i) in the (aa) 2007-08, (bb) 2008-09 and (cc) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11 financial years; if not, why not; if so, how much in each case;

(2) whether any of the provincial child protection registers are linked electronically; if not, (a) which ones are not linked, (b) why are they not linked and (c) when will they be linked; if so, (i) which provinces are linked electronically, (ii) what system is being used to link them, (iii) how much did it cost, (iv) when was it installed in each province and (v) when did each province come on line;

(3) how many (a) persons, (b) offices, (c) telephone lines and (d) fax machines does each provincial office have? NW4337E

REPLY:

(1) (a) Yes, the national Child Protection Register (CPR) has been budgeted for in the stipulated financial years through the Integrated Justice System, these funds are ring fenced and allocated under the Department of Justice budget vote. The funds are centrally managed at National for the development of the register. The budget was allocated as follows:

(a) (i) (aa); (bb); (cc) and (ii)

Names of provinces

Year : 2007/2008

Year : 2008/2009

Year : 2009/2010

Year : 2010/2011

National Office

R1, 00,000

R1, 536,000

R1, 628,000

R1, 725, 849

Gauteng

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the child care and protection budget

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the child care and protection budget

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the child care and protection budget

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the child care and protection budget

Kwa-Zulu Natal

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

Northern Cape

R 43 236

R 56 238

R 57 549

R 70 077

Western Cape

R34 706

R72 299

0

0

North West

0

R 47 500

R 99 400

R 122 400

Limpopo

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of the overall budget for children.

Mpumalanga

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of Child Protection budget

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of Child Protection budget

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of Child Protection budget

No dedicated CPR Budget

Part of Child Protection budget

Free State

0

R 95 099

R 111 361

R 1 012 705

Eastern Cape

R145 234

R227, 731

R211,708

R215 078

(b) No, the Provincial Departments of Social Development do not have a separate specific budget for the provincial Child Protection Register, most have included the allocation for this activity in the provincial Children's or Child Protection budget. The above-mentioned costs reflect child protection register activities. Most of the costs are related to 3 G Cards, telephone lines, training and salaries of staff who have dedicated child protection register personnel such as Mpumalanga (Provincial and district Offices), Free State (Provincial Office), Gauteng (data capturer) and Northern Cape (Provincial Office).

(2) (a) Yes, eight provinces are linked to the national Child Protection Register as it is a centralised web based application accessible from anywhere in the country by social workers that have been trained and granted access to the system. The Eastern Cape Province has a Social Development Information Management System (SDIMS) (including CPR data), which is currently not linked to the centralised web base CPR for consolidated reporting.

(b) The Province (EC) opted to make use of the CPR which is part of the (SDIMS). The SDIMS links different modules such as foster care and facilities to enable social workers to trace service delivery to a child throughout the child protection system.

(c) The Department is in the process of integrating CPR with other Social Worker Modules within the integrated Social Development Information Management System to optimise the social workers' ability to manage each case of a child from one central point. The success of this integration will enable the Eastern Cape Province to be part of the centralised web CPR reporting abuse directly to the national department. The plan is to finalise the integration process during 2011.

(2) (i) The following provinces are linked electronically namely: Western Cape, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Free State, Gauteng, KZN; North West and Limpopo province.

(ii) No additional system was used to link the provinces other than the departmental Data Warehouse.

(iii) The Data Warehouse solution is an Open Source Software and no additional costs were involved.

(iv) The centralised web CPR was rolled out in 2008 and consolidated at National with Data Warehouse between 2009 and 2010.

(v) The mentioned eight provinces have been online since 2005 with the first rollout of the decentralised CPR implementation.

(3) The information requested is provided in Table 2 below. It needs to be noted that not all provinces have dedicated Child Protection Register personnel at provincial and regional/district or local level. Although the Children's Act made provision for specialisation, due to budgetary constraints most provincial departments of DSD have not as yet allocated the required specific capacity resources towards child protection service delivery.

Resources:

Names of provinces

Person(s)

Office(s)*

Telephone line(s)

Fax machine(s)

(Not CPR specific)

National Office

02

01

02

01

Gauteng

02

02

(Provincial office)

02

01

Kwa-Zulu Natal

5

5

5

5

Northern Cape

08

01 Provincial

5 Persons at district

2 persons at sub-district

08

01 Provincial

5 Districts

2 sub-districts

08

08

Western Cape

07

1 Provincial – part time

6 districts

07

1 Provincial

6 Districts

07

07

North West

22

01 Provincial

21 Service points

22

01 Provincial

21 service points

22

22

Limpopo

01

01

01

0

Mpumalanga

4

01 Provincial

3 Districts

4

01 Provincial

03 Districts

4

4

Free State

01Provincial

01 Provincial

01

01

Eastern Cape

119

119

119

119

01 Provincial

7 Districts

24 Area social workers

87 service social workers capturing CPR

01 Provincial

7 Districts

24 Area offices

87 service points

Offices in this context refer to the provincial and districts office level, with the exception of Eastern Cape. Each provincial office has one child protection co-ordinator of which the CPR is one function.

QUESTION NO 3491

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3491. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether officials and officers of the SA Police Service (SAPS) who have been convicted of crimes through the internal disciplinary procedures or courts of law may continue to serve in the SAPS; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW4329E

REPLY:

It needs to be noted that a disciplinary process is different and separate from a criminal process. A disciplinary process is in an internal departmental process which leads to work related sanction and not a criminal record.

The sanctions imposed, upon a finding of guilt in a disciplinary process are provide for in the disciplinary regulations the severest of which is dismissal. Not all finding of guilt therefore result in dismissal and even if a member is found guilty but not dismissed, this member will continued to be employed in the service.

A total number of 524 employees were found guilty of acts of misconduct through the internal disciplinary procedures since the beginning of this financial year. 146 of them were dismissed and 378 received other forms of sanctions short of dismissal, as stipulated in the South African Police Service Discipline Regulations; hence they continue to serve in the South African Police Service.

QUESTION NO 3490

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3490. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) officials who were arrested at ports of entry in the 2009-10 financial year were prosecuted via the SAPS internal disciplinary procedures; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the SAPS officials were prosecuted in the courts of law; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether these officials were dismissed from the service after having been convicted of (a) corruption, (b) assault, (c) fraud, (d) drug possession, (e) theft and/or (f) murder; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

NW4328E

REPLY:

(1) During the above period (2009-10) ending March 2010, a total of 44 members stationed at Ports of Entry were arrested for various criminal charges.

Internal disciplinary steps were instituted against all the members. The majority of those cases have been finalized with convictions and in some cases, no disciplinary steps could be taken as such members resigned before the case could be finalised.

· In three cases the member left the force before finalisation

· Two cases are yet to be finalised

· In twenty three (24) cases the members were found guilty during disciplinary hearing and internal sanctions imposed.

· In five cases the internal charges were withdrawn and in four cases the internal proceedings have been temporarily withdrawn and could be reinstituted based on the finalisation of the criminal cases.

· In three instances the members were found not guilty during an internal disciplinary enquiry.

· In one instance the member was found guilty during an internal disciplinary procedures and dismissed.

· In two cases no disciplinary charges were brought against the members.

(The main reason for temporary withdrawal is because witnesses are not traceable after hearings are scheduled, as most of them are foreign nationals).

With regard to the criminal proceeding the majority (36 cases) are still pending. In three cases the prosecution has declined to prosecute and one case was withdrawn. In four cases the persons have been convicted and found guilty.

The internal disciplinary processes are not linked to the criminal processes which are the domain of the courts. However, I have requested that follow-up be made with the relevant investigation departments for progress and monitoring until finalization thereof. I have also asked the Civilian Secretariat of Police to monitor the cases and provide me with a full report.

QUESTION 3476

3476. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many employees of (i) his department and (ii) any entities reporting to his department who are on level 11 salary scale and above have been suspended with full pay (aa) in the 2009-10 financial year and (bb) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the total amount of money that was paid by his department in respect of these salaries? NW4311E

The Minister of Police:

(a)(i)(ii) A total number of 6 employees on level 11 salary scale and above have been suspended with full pay.

(aa) In the 2009/2010 financial year: 3

(bb) During the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date: 3

(b) A total amount of R560 984, 70 was paid in respect of salaries.

QUESTION NO 3403

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 38- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3403. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether records are available of the number of (a) R4 and (b) AK47 rifles that were reported as (i) missing or (ii) stolen from the SA Police Service (SAPS) during the latest period of 12 months for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, how many (aa) R4 and (bb) AK47 rifles that were reported (aaa) missing or (bbb) stolen from the SAPS;

(2) Whether any investigations into the theft of R4 and AK47 rifles from the SAPS have been conducted; if not, why not; if so, what was the outcome in each case?

NW4239E

REPLY:

(1) This information is not available on a central electronic database. In order to provide the requested information every police station will have to manually check its SAPS 13 stores registers. This information will also have to be verified for correctness and completeness. This process represents a significant administrative burden that may impact on SAPS service delivery.

(2) When firearms have been reported as lost or stolen from the SAPS 13 stores, a criminal case is opened and investigated. However, the information captured on the Crime Administration System (CAS) will only reflect 'theft of firearm". A physical docket analysis needs to be conducted for each case in order to obtain detailed information with regard to whether the particular firearm was reported as lost/stolen from a SAPS 13 Store.

There is no specific crime code on the CAS that indicates theft from the SAPS 13 Stores.

QUESTION 3402

3402. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

How many crimes were committed with (a) R4 rifles, (b) R5 rifles and (c) AK47 rifles in the past year? NW4238E

The Minister of Police:

Provision in the form of different attributes/fields is not made for specific type of firearms on Crime Administration System (CAS). Even if it was available victims/witnesses will mostly not be in a position to distinguish between these different firearms, as indicated above.

QUESTION 3401

3401. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) require certain qualifications to be promoted in rank in the SAPS; if not, why not; if so, what are the qualifications required to be promoted to each rank above that of constable in the SAPS;

(2) whether a member of SAPS is required to serve a minimum number of years in their rank before being considered for a promotion; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what average number of years;

(3) whether those SAPS members who have not been promoted after having been in the same rank after the minimum required number of years can apply for a promotion; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether those SAPS members whose application for promotion have been denied may appeal the decisions; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4237E

The Minister of Police:

It needs to be emphasised that the National Commission, General Cele is currently reviewing the National Instruction 2/2008 which addresses promotion of SAPS officials up to the rank of Colonel. This is being done both to address the new rank changes and to ensure more effective career pathing and promotion of lower level officials

(1) and (2) Promotions up to the rank of Colonel of members of the South African Police Service are regulated by National Instruction 2/2008. Until the review of this National Instruction is finalised the following minimum qualifications/years of service are required for promotion in terms of the current National Instruction.

Rank

Requirements for Promotion/Grade Progression

Constable to Sergeant (Grade progression)

No minimum qualification (members who qualify are promoted / grade progressed in their current posts)

A minimum of 7 years' service as a Constable (excluding periods of training/ apprenticeship/ learnership.

Sergeant

to Warrant Officer

(Post promotion)

At least an NQF 6 qualification and a minimum of two(2) years uninterrupted service as a Sergeant;

OR

At least a minimum of five (5) years uninterrupted service as a Sergeant.

Warrant Officer up to Colonel (Post promotion)

At least an NQF 6 qualification and a minimum of two(2) years uninterrupted service in the rank

OR

At least an NQF 4 qualification and a minimum of five (5) years uninterrupted service in the rank

Above Colonel

Appointments to the Senior Management Service (SMS), Brigadier up to Lieutenant General, are regulated by National Instruction 4/2010. The qualifications and experience needed for appointment are informed by the post specific requirements which are specified in the advertisement of posts

(3) Yes. Promotions are dependent on the availability of funds and, where applicable, also the availability of vacant posts. Members who conform to the requirements for promotion are on a regular basis invited to apply for grade progression (Constable to Sergeant) or for advertised posts at the level of Warrant Officer up to Colonel and to compete with their peers for advertised posts.

(4) Yes. Members who are not promoted or appointed may make use of the South African Police Service Grievance Procedure to challenge their non promotion.

3400. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the police helicopter was used to transport the President to the wedding of the National Police Commissioner; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details,

(2) under what circumstances may (a) the President and (b) ordinary citizens make use of the police helicopter? NW4236E

The Minister of Police:

(1) No

(2) (a) Only the Minister of Police may be transported in the SAPS helicopter.

(b) Civilians may only be transported in the line of SAPS duty during emergencies and investigations.

QUESTION NO 3397

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 38- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 8 December 2010

3397. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What progress has been made with regard to the article that appeared in The Citizen on 3 November 2010 (details furnished)?

NW4232E

REPLY:

A case, Sabie CAS 93/10/2010 Cruelty to animals was opened and statements obtained. The case was sent to the Public Prosecutor for decision.

3373. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With reference to page 124 of the latest SA Police Service Annual Report, what were the outcomes for each province of the 362 investigations regarding disciplinary steps for fraud and corruption against employees in the 2009-10 financial year? NW4203E

The Minister of Police:

Requested information as per Annexure "A".

Annexure "A"

STATUS AS AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2010

Outcomes per Province of 362 investigations following disciplinary steps taken as a result of allegations of fraud and corruption in the 2009/ 2010 financial year

Suspended

dismissal

and counseling

Not guilty

Dismissed

Suspended

Dismissal

Suspended

dismissal

and Fine

Fines

Final written

warning

Final

written

warning

and fine

Written Warning

Withdrawn

Pending

Suspended

Sanction

Total

Free State

0

11

8

0

2

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

25

Gauteng

0

17

72

2

8

2

0

1

1

63

0

1

167

KwaZulu-Natal

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Limpopo

0

2

7

8

1

2

4

0

0

1

0

2

27

Mpumalanga

2

1

14

0

2

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

24

North West

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Northern Cape

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

Western Cape

0

18

15

14

11

5

8

1

0

17

1

0

90

Eastern Cape

0

4

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

5

1

2

17

Head Office

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

4

Total

2

53

119

29

26

11

13

2

1

99

2

5

362

QUESTION NO 3351

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 38- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3351. Ms N P Gcume (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the SA Police Service has taken any steps to solve the problem of the lack of police transport in rural areas which affects policing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW4179E

REPLY:

Yes. The South African Police Service took steps to provide adequate police transport in the rural areas. Where it was needed, appropriate vehicles, suitable for the terrain, have been allocated to rural areas and in cases where it was necessary, new suitable vehicles have been purchased and ordered.

The number of new vehicles procured for the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 financial years, up until 7 December 2010, is 1385

3348. Mrs L S Chikunga (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the new basic Police training that will be introduced in 2011 will deal with the issue of discipline in order to produce disciplined, better skilled and patriotic SA Police Service members; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the trainers have received training on this new curriculum; if not, why not; if so, (a)(i) when and (ii) how were they trained and (b) what are the further relevant details? NW4174E

The Minister of Police:

(1) Yes.

The reviewed Basic Training Curriculum includes a Module on Professional Conduct. This modules covers;

· Patriotism

· Discipline

· Drill (salute & compliment)

These aspects will ensure a disciplined, skilled and patriotic police official.

To improve the skills of learners more time has been allocated to equip learners policing.

The methodology of problem based learning is introduced in the reviewed Curriculum.

(2) The train-the-trainer programme is currently in progress.

The Learning Areas on orientation to SAPS, Law, Street Survival and Community Service Centre started in October 2010 and will be completed in December 2010.

The Learning Areas on Crime Investigation and Crime prevention have been scheduled from February 2011 to March 2011 since there are some trainers who train across Learning Area and also because of time constraints.

The trainers are trained by subject matter experts in Content & Methodology.

Monitoring and Evaluation will be conducted by Research & Curriculum Development, ETD: Standards and Basic Training Police Development.

QUESTION NO 3339

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 NOVEMBER2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 37- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3339. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to his reply to question 152 on 20 July 2009, what were the costs of the investigation into the reasons for the cruelty of murders;

(2) whether he has accepted the report as finalised and completed; if so, what are the relevant details; if not,

(3) whether his department will launch any further investigation in this regard; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) by whom?

NW4172E

REPLY:

A study was commissioned in 2007 into why crime is so violent. The Centre for the Study of Violence was commissioned to undertake the study and received an amount of R3,5 million.

The report was completed and handed to the Minister in February 2009. The Ministry then asked for additional information which was submitted in April 2009.

Since then the Portfolio Committee has received a briefing, a copy of the summary and finding were forwarded to members of the Portfolio including the Honourable member. At this briefing the Ministry was represented by the Deputy Minister and the Civilian Secretariat for Police. We made our position on the report quite clear.

The Honourable Member as a member of this committee should also be aware that the Civilian Secretariat for Police informed the Portfolio Committee that they will be involved in an ongoing discussion and interrogation of the issue of why crime is so violent. The Civilian Secretariat will be working with academics and civil society groups in attempting to better understand issues of violent crime.

QUESTION NO 3293

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 37- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 7 December 2010

3293. Adv L H Max (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How are the different management levels of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) determined;

(2) whether there is a record of the qualifications of each person in PSIRA's management; if not, why not; if so, what are the qualifications of each specified person;

(3) whether there is a minimum qualification level for persons employed in management positions at PSIRA; if not, why not; if so, what minimum qualification level is required for appointment as manager at PSIRA?

NW4116E

REPLY:

(1) The different levels of management at PSIRA are guided by the following elements:

ü Current PSIRA act of No. 56 of 2001 (the Act), which prescribes the appointment of the Authority's Director and three Deputy Directors.

ü Operational requirements and functions of the Authority.

(2) The records for qualifications are in place for each person in management posts established in term of the Act. These are indicated below:

Post

Minimum Qualifications of the post

Qualifications Obtained by Incumbent

Director

· Relevant Management Post Graduate degree

· B juris Degree

· Project Management Course

· Labour Relations course

· Insights Transformational Leadership Programme

Deputy Director: Finance

· An Appropriate Accounting Qualification

· Knowledge and understanding of PFMA Act

· Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

· Bachelor of Commerce

· Management Development Programme

· Registered Accounting Officer

· IAC – SA

Deputy Director: Law enforcement

· LLB Degree or equivalent

· Vacant

Deputy Director: Communication and Training

· Relevant post graduate in Business Management or equivalent

· Vacant

(3) The minimum qualifications for management is a post-matric tertiary qualification and the Authority has currently employed this practice for any appointment on managerial level.

QUESTION NO 3292

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39-2010)

Date reply submitted: 7 December 2010

3292. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether he has been informed that the chief executive officer of a certain (name furnished) has a criminal record; if not, why not; if so, why was the CEO hired despite having a criminal record;

(2) what is the policy of the Ministry with regard to hiring people with criminal records to positions in (a) the SA Police Service (SAPS) and (b) any of its affiliated entities;

(3) whether it is the policy of the SAPS to do background checks on people who are hired by (a) the Ministry and (b) its affiliates; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details.

NW4115E

REPLY:

(1) In terms of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 it is the Council of PSIRA, and not the Minister of Police, who is responsible for the appointment of the Director of PSIRA (also referred to as the CEO) as its Head. The Act requires that staff members of PSIRA must successfully undergo security clearance checks as may be required. The Minister of Police was not informed whether the current Director has a criminal record. It is now established that the current Director does not have a criminal record.

(2) The general policy of the Ministry of Police is that persons with a criminal record should not be hired in (a) the South African Police Service and (b) any of its affiliated entities. The exception to this requirement is that a person who has a criminal record relating to a minor offence that was committed more than 10 years ago, or who has criminal record relating to an offence that had a political motive, may be appointed. Persons with criminal records of a serious nature, other than offences committed with a political motive, are not considered for appointment.

(4) In terms of the recruitment policy of the Department, SAPS conducts background checks on all persons who are hired by (a) the Ministry and (b) its affiliates, unless the legislation relating to its affiliates requires background checks to be conducted by the National Intelligence Agency.

QUESTION NO 3291

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 37- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 7 December 2010

3291. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether there is a turnaround strategy for the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA); if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of the strategy, (b) when will the strategy be implemented and (c) what is its current progress?

NW4114E

REPLY:

The new PSIRA management and the Council have prepared a turnaround strategy to address the current financial distress as well as overhaul the entire organisation.

The turnaround strategy will deal with the total overhaul and will be done in phases after approval by the Minister.

The strategy will address the following aspect:

ü Replacement of the aging infrastructure;

ü Introduction of change management programme and a comprehensive organisational development programme;

ü Introduction of performance management systems;

ü Introduction of new corporate and human resources policies and review of old policies;

ü Enhancement of data integrity through comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management programmes ; Cleaning of data base to rid criminal elements and undocumented foreigners;

ü Review of revenue policy and future funding of the Authority;

ü Proper industry research to address policy aspects; and

ü Review of enforcement policies strategies.

Some aspects of the long term plan have been implemented already. The short term plan is currently addressing the following urgent aspects:

ü Consider tariff increases and flexible areas( Areas which do not require legislation for review of tariffs);

ü General Cost cutting of flexible operations expenditure;

ü Deferment of capital intensive projects;

ü Robust segmental debt collection as opposed to centralised collection;

ü Reduction of planned inspections as opposed to risk based inspections ;

ü Finalization of prosecution backlogs and collection of fines;

The current short term plan has been implemented and is already showing signs of success and the Authority is expected to even out its expenditure against revenue at the end of the second quarter of 2011.

3268. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With reference to the lost or stolen firearms referred to in the SA Police Services (SAPS) 2009-10 annual report (details furnished), how many of (a) these firearms were (i) SAPS firearms and (ii) civilian firearms and (b) the recovered firearms were (i) SAPS firearms and (ii) civilian firearms? NW4085E

The Minister of Police:

Responsible for loss

Lost/Stolen

Recovered

SAPS

3 453

1 210

Civilian firearms

8 498

3 985

QUESTION NO 3267

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 37- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3267. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What are the details of the Secretariat's evaluation of the forensic science backlogs?

NW4084E

REPLY:

The Civilian Secretariat for Police has been engaged in an ongoing assessment of the Forensic Science backlogs. A new SAPS Head of Forensic Services has also been appointed. This new Head of the FSL is working with the Secretariat regarding a clear programme to address backlogs. Part of this involves further engagement with international experts. Once this process has been finalised the FSL and the Secretariat will report to the Portfolio Committee.

3231. Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What is the (a) total cost and (b) number of copies of each (i) annual report and (ii) report on strategic plans that was produced by (aa) his department and (bb) any of its entities in the 2009-10 financial year? NW4046E

The Minister of Police:

(a) (i) Total cost Annual Report 2009/2010: R286 473.12

(ii) Total cost Strategic Plan2010 to 2014: R128 105.24

(iii) Total cost Annual Performance Plan 2010/2011: R 35 966.00

(b) (i) Number of copies Annual Report 2009/2010: 3 200/100 CDs

(ii) Number of copies Strategic Plan 2010 to 2014: 5 000

(iii) Number of copies Annual Performance Plan 2010/11: 3 000

QUESTION NO 3209

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 37- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3209. Ms A van Wyk (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether any SA Police Service members who were responsible for drafting the Policing Strategy in 2002 received a promotion or a bonus; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) (a) why were the guidelines for sector policing only adopted in July 2009, (b) what was the reason for the delay in adopting these guidelines, (c) who was responsible for the delay and (d) what consequences were there for those responsible for the delay?

NW4022E

REPLY:

(1) No. Promotion and the awarding of performance bonuses, entails a process that reviews a number of factors and not only isolated criteria. Over and above sector policing, the relevant personnel are also dealing with their core functions, namely management, operational and support issues, as well as other functions that are delegated to such persons by the National Commissioner from time to time. As such, sector policing is not the only criteria that are taken into consideration for promotion or the awarding of performance bonuses.

(2) The following information reflects the different stages in the provision of guidelines for the implementation of sector policing.

- Sector policing formed part of the National Crime Combating Strategy (geographical approach), which was implemented in 2000, in order to stabilize the crime situation. Various national operations, including Operation Crackdown, were launched in this regard. The purpose of this phase of the National Crime Combating Strategy (2000 -2003) was to create a situation, conducive to the implementation of policing concepts, such as Sector Policing. A NATJOINTS instruction was issued regarding the implementation of the National Crime Combating Strategy, while operational planning sessions were also held in all provinces. All operational concepts, including sector policing, were discussed during these sessions.

- In 2003/2004, sector policing was introduced at the 50 priority stations, identified by Crime Intelligence, and also at 14 stations designated as Apresidential@ stations.

- A Draft National Instruction on sector policing was circulated to all provinces in 2003, as a guideline for the implementation of sector policing by the National Commissioner. This was based on the geographical approach as identified in the National Crime Combating Strategy.

- On 5 October 2005 a Sector Policing Policy Document 4/2005 was submitted to the National Commissioner. This document, however, required further reworking and consultation.

- During the financial year 2006/2007, sector policing was implemented on a 24-hour operational basis at the 169 High Contact Crime stations and the 2 presidential and 16 priority police stations that were not part of the 169 High Contact Crime Police stations.

- On 11 December 2006, Division Crime Prevention issued a Divisional Instruction on sector policing to provinces in support of the implementation of sector policing.

- In August 2007, the Division Visible Policing started to review the sector policing policy. This process included participation from police stations which had already implemented sector policing.

- During October and November 2007 a revised version of the sector policing policy was prepared and the format changed to a draft National Instruction. A national work session was held on 26 and 27 February 2008 on the draft sector policing national instruction and implementation guidelines.

- In April 2008 the draft national instruction on sector policing was submitted to Legal Services for comment.

On 23 June 2009, a draft national instruction on sector policing was presented to a special meeting tasked by the National Management Forum.After specific inputs from various provincial commissioners, a work session was held with the Provincial Management of the Western Cape and various station commanders of the Western Cape and the draft national instruction on sector policing was amended.

On 13 July 2009, the sector policing National Instruction 3/2009 (issued by Consolidation Notice 6/2009) was approved (attached for ease of reference as Annexure A). The Implementation Plan was issued, under cover of a letter signed by the National Commissioner, with the following target dates for implementation:

- The forty-five (45) police stations (identified in the Auditor General=s report for the financial year 2008/9) to be implemented by 30 October 2009.

- The 169 High Contact Crime police stations to be revised and where necessary, further implementation by 30 November 2009.

- The 209 priority police stations identified by Provincial Commissioners where sector policing had to be implemented by 30 June 2010.

- The Provincial Commissioners identified an additional 336 police stations where sector policing will be implemented by 31 December 2010.

- The remaining stations by 31 December 2012.

Since 2000, the implementation of sector policing went through a normal operational implementation process of planning, implementation in selected areas, review and a further roll-out.

QUESTION NO 3208

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 37- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

3208. Ms A van Wyk (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) In respect of each financial year since the adoption of sector policing as a National Crime Strategy in 2002, (a) what amount was budgeted for sector policing and (b) how was this money spent on each specified line item in the budget for sector policing;

(2) whether any evaluation was done, since 2002, of the effectiveness, the challenges and appropriateness of sector policing in the fight against crime; if so, (a)(i) when was it done and (ii) by whom and (b) what was the outcome of such an evaluation; if not,

(3) whether he intends conducting such an evaluation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW4020E

REPLY:

(1)(a) In order to inter alia implement sector policing, as part of the National Crime Combating Strategy, the SAPS expanded its establishment as from 2002 and new entry level constables were allocated to provinces, for distribution to station level.

The following allocations are the actual status per financial year for entry level constables, which exclude service termination figures. (The growth in personnel numbers over time were indeed significant.)

2002/3

2003/4

2004/5

2005/6

2006/7

2007/8

2008/9

2009/10

2010/11

Total

6663

8786

7494

8802

6470

8687

8281

8609

5091

68883

(1)(b) A total number of 68883 entry level posts for constables were distributed to provinces for capacity extension to stations from the initial grand total of 86068 posts allocated to SAPS for 2002 to 2010 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) cycle.

The remaining 17185 entry level constable posts were distributed to other operational environments, for example Division Crime Intelligence, Protection and Security Services, Criminal Record and Forensic Science Services.

Additional personnel members were allocated (granted) to police stations and other units, according to the Resource Allocation Guide (RAG). The Resource Allocation Guide or RAG (previously know as the REP) takes into account a number of factors including the crime patterns and trends in an area, the demographics and nature of business activity, but also makes specific provision for sector policing. After the determination of the RAG, financial provision is made for personnel in the MTEF. The sector policing model utilises the resources at a police station and allocate them to demarcated sectors. Vehicle numbers increased proportionately to growth in personnel numbers per province.

(2) Question in Parliament 3209 indicates continuous evaluation. In the process to review the policy on sector policing which commenced in 2007, station commanders and crime prevention heads, who were already implementing sector policing, were consulted and based on their practical experiences, the policy was reviewed. A national work session on the Draft Sector Policing National Instruction and Implementation Guidelines was held on 26 and 27 February 2008 and allowed for provincial and station representatives involved with the implementation of sector policing, to provide inputs for the Draft National Instruction.

A reporting system was also established, as part of the implementation framework and implemented in July 2009, which generates information on the implementation of sector policing.

The Division Visible Policing also visits approximately 90 stations a year and considers, amongst other aspects, the implementation of sector policing to identify good practices and challenges. Information generated in this regard, informs feedback to provinces and also the constant improvement of the implementation plan and instructions. In this case, it will feed into the turnaround strategy for sector policing mentioned below.

(3) Yes, as part of the process to further develop the sector policing strategy, an evaluation of the sector policing programme will be undertaken to take stock of the current situation, assess challenges and responses to those challenges, identify good practices and consider how the impact of sector policing can be assessed on a continuous basis. No time frames or details for this process are available at this time. It will be determined as part of the development of a turnaround strategy between January and March 2011.

QUESTION NO 3199

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3199. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many applications for trade licences for firearms were received in terms of the Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000, (a) in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005, (iii) 2006, (iv) 2007, (v) 2008 and (vi) 2009 and (b) from 1 January until the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) how many of these applications in each of the above-mentioned years were (a) approved, (b) rejected, (c) taken on appeal and (d) fully processed;

(3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

NW4009E

REPLY:

(1) and (2) The understanding of (1) (a) (i) B (vi) and (b) as well as (2) is new licences to trade in firearms which were processed:

Received

Approved

Rejected

Appeal

Fully Processed

2004

3

2

0

0

2

2005

17

13

1

0

13

2006

16

11

0

0

11

2007

24

22

0

0

22

2008

15

13

0

0

13

2009

15

10

0

0

10

1 Jan 2010 to

30 Oct 2010

13

7

0

0

7

(3) As I stated in my answer to question 3197 I have already made a full and detailed public statement on this matter at a press conference.

QUESTION NO 3197

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3197. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many applications for the renewal of firearm licences in terms of the Firearm Control Act, Act 60 of 2000, have been received to date;

(2) how many of these applications were (a) approved, (b) rejected, (c) taken on appeal and (d) processed in full;

(3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

NW4007E

REPLY:

(1) A total number of 1 365 203 applications for the renewal of firearm licences have been received since the implementation of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000) up to 2010-10-31.

(2) (a) Approved: 499 043

(b) Rejected: 15 766

(c) Taken on Appeal: 2 009

(d) All the above have been processed in full by the Police

.

(3) As the Minister of Police I recently held a press conference on this matter and

as such, I have already made a clear statement on this and other issues surrounding Firearm Licensing.

QUESTION NO 3196

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3196. Mr N J J van R Koornhof (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many stations does the SA Police Service's (SAPS) Water Wing have in the Western Cape;

(2) whether the SAPS Water Wing has a station located at Hout Bay; if not, why not; if so,

(3) whether the station has any maritime vehicles under its control to prevent poaching and other criminal activities at sea; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW4006E

REPLY:

(1) Four (4).

(2) No, Hout Bay never had a Waterwing/Coastal Patrol/Sea Borderline Control Unit, as the functions were performed by Simonstown.

(3) No, Simonstown Waterwing is responsible to prevent poaching and other criminal activities within Hout Bay, hence their vehicles are utilized.

QUESTION NO 3133

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3133. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to the investigation into the contravention of section 39(1) of the Health Professions Act, Act 56 of 1974, in a certain matter (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what progress?

NW3933E

REPLY:

This case was investigated vide Pinetown CAS 250/03/2006. The matter was fully investigated and forwarded to the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, KwaZulu-Natal for a decision, who declined to prosecute anybody with regards to the Contravention of Section 39(1) of the Health Professions Act, Act, 56 of 1974, as there was insufficient evidence.

The matter was re-investigated as per instruction from the Dept of Justice and forwarded to the DPP who again declined to prosecute on grounds of insufficient evidence.

QUESTION NO 3130

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3130. Dr W G James (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) will be deployed to guard the sites where (a) matrics are writing their final examinations and (b) papers will be marked; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) at which sites will they be deployed, (ii) how many members of SAPS will be deployed and (iii) what are the further relevant details?

NW3930E

REPLY:

No. SAPS members are not deployed for static guard duties at sites where matriculants are writing their examinations or where papers will be marked.

SAPS police stations conduct sporadic patrols around schools and matric examination sites as part of Operation: Duty Calls during Festive Season.

QUESTION NO 3116

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3116. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the SA Police Service owes any monies to any municipalities; if so, what (a) is the total amount owed in each (i) province and (ii) metro region and (b) are the reasons for owing these monies?

NW3916E

REPLY:

(a)(i)(ii) and (b)

None.

The Department of Public Works devolved its property rates and municipal services budgets to national user departments from 1 April 2006 (2006/07 financial year).The National Treasury in conjunction with Public Works approved the payment arrangements in respect of each category.

The SA Police Service is making payments to the Department of Public Works based on monthly invoices and on actual expenditures incurred by Public Works. No invoices received from Public Works are outstanding at this point in time.

QUESTION NO 3115

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3115. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any SA Police Service (SAPS) members received any special remuneration for their services rendered during the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the details in respect of the (i) hourly rate, (ii) special bonuses, (iii) is the total amount paid in each province and (b) further relevant details?

NW3915E

REPLY:

Members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) did receive a special non-pensionable daily overtime allowance for overtime duties performed during the Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament.

(a) (i)+(ii) In terms of an agreement reached in the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council (SSSBC), a daily overtime allowance (R700 per day) was paid to members irrespective of the number of hours overtime being worked, but limited to not more than 18 hours per day.

(iii) The total amounts paid in respect of various services rendered during the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament by members in each province, consisting of the special non-pensionable daily overtime allowance, normal travel and subsistence allowances as well as Sunday and Public holiday remuneration, are as follows:

Western Cape

R 76 754 060

Northern Cape

R 17 834 866

Free State

R 28 228 379

Eastern Cape

R 83 720 809

KwaZulu-Natal

R 87 159 950

Mpumalanga

R 30 482 428

Limpopo

R 26 337 618

Gauteng

R 246 196 248

North West

R 45 560 967

(b) None

Question 3038

Mr J F Smalle (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

Why was the Chief Information Officer of his department the only person who was paid a performance bonus in the 2009/10 financial year as reported in the
2009/10 annual report of his department? NW3756E

Response:

The Chief Information Officer was not the only person who received performance rewards in the 2009/2010 financial year.

286 officials received performance rewards according to the dti's 2009/10 Annual Report.

QUESTION NO 3037

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 34- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

3037. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What were the outcomes in each province of 362 investigations (details furnished) following disciplinary steps taken against employees as a result of allegations of fraud and corruption in the 2009-10 financial year?

NW3755E

REPLY:

Requested information as per Annexure "A".

QUESTION NO 2995

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 34- 2010)

2995. Mr S J Njikelana (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What (a) progress has been made, (b) was the impact of training development on empowerment of community police forums (CPFs) including sector crime forums and (c) was the overview of the performance of CPFs in the past five years;

(2) when will the community safety forums be fully operational?

NW3571E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The SAPS does not have a specific responsibility or budget for the training of CPFs. SAPS training budget and capacity is utilised for the training of SAPS members. A number of Provincial departments of Community Safety do have budgets for training of CPF and the question should be directed to Provinces

(b) No impact analysis in this regard has been done.

(c) The Civilian Secretariat for Police is currently engaged in the development of Policy guidelines for CPFs and part of this process will involve accessing the strength, weaknesses and impact of CFPs. This policy will only be finalized in 2011.

(2) The project to establish Community Safety Forums is led by the Civilian Secretariat for Police, on behalf of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster. The policy on the establishment of CSFs will be finalised by the end of 2010. The roll out of this policy will occur from the beginning of 2011

QUESTION NO 2990

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2990. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) For how long did a certain person (name furnished) get VIP protection, (b) how many members of the SA Police Service provided this service at a time and (c) what were the costs involved regarding this protection;

(2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

NW3685E

REPLY:

(1) (a) From 23 October 2009 until 11 October 2010

(b) Two close protectors at a time

(c) R 886 668.54.

(2) No.

QUESTION NO 2983

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

2983. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether any of the VIP bodyguards who have been assigned to him have been promoted in the past year; if so, (a) from which rank and (b) to what rank was each one promoted;

(2) whether he will make a statement on this matter?

NW3677E

REPLY:

(1) It is important to point out that promotion of police officials is an operational issue and is therefore not addressed by the office of the Minister but by the relevant SAPS officials based on policies and procedures in place within the department.

(1) (a) and (b) 1 X Warrant Officer to Captain.

2 X Constables to Sergeant.

(2) No.

QUESTION NO 2979

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 7 December 2010

2979. Mr D A Kganare (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether he has been informed of a letter that was sent by a certain person (name furnished) of Koppies in the Free State demanding the suspension of a certain person (name also furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,

(2) whether the provincial police commissioner made any findings and recommendations regarding the matter; if not, why not; if so, what were his findings and recommendations;

(3) whether his recommendations had been implemented; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) what were the reasons for the suspension of a certain officer (name also furnished)? NW3673E

The Minister of Police:

The matters referred in the question are operational issues and it is not normal practise for my office to receive a letter addressed to a Provincial Commissioner or for my office to be informed of all letter sent to the Provincial Commissioners. However:

(1) The Police Service is only aware of correspondence received as a report by the ANC titled "Report of allegation of corrupt activities by Station Commissioner, Superintendent Nqai", dated 2 December 2009, with Mr Mahlakazela as reference (with N Rantsieng).

The above mentioned report did request Mr Nqai's suspension during the disciplinary investigation.

(2) A departmental investigation was initiated against Mr Nqai in pursuance of a complaint by an unknown member of the community to the Provincial Commissioner. Mr Nqai was suspended in view of the allegations against him. The investigation against him led to criminal cases being registered, and these are still being investigated.

(3) The disciplinary hearing has been finalised, but no finding has been made yet and therefore no sanction imposed as yet. The criminal cases against Mr Nqai are still pending.

(4) This question refers to an enquiry stating the name "Colonel Mashigo". No such person has been suspended and this office assumes that the reference should be to Mr Nqai. The reason for suspension of Mr Nqai was that there was sufficient prima facie evidence of serious misconduct relating to Dealing in Dagga (3 cases); Extortion (1 case); Theft (4 cases); Stock Theft (4 cases); Defeating the ends of justice (3 cases) and Corruption (9 cases).

QUESTION NO 2973

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 NOVEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 15 December 2010

2973. Ms D Carter (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police: (Interdepartmental transfer on 26 November 2010)

Whether the Government has taken any further action to deal with attacks on foreigners living in the townships as a direct result of unemployment and poverty; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how will these issues be dealt with to cancel xenophobic tensions and (b) what plans are in place to ensure safety of foreigners living in the poorest and most violent areas?

NW3666E

REPLY:

Actions by the South African Police Service (SAPS) are ongoing. Continuous situational assessment is conducted with regard to all related incidents, and structures are available at national, provincial and station levels to investigate such incidents.

(a) Currently all incidents are investigated and indications are that the motive is rather crime related as opposed to that of xenophobia aimed at foreigners. We have however noted that in some instances there have been instigated anti foreigner sentiments.

(b) Contingency plans are in place in all of the provinces to prevent and combat all related incidents aimed at foreigners.

The South African Police Service is supported by various government departments, such as the Departments of International Relations and Cooperation, and Home Affairs, as well as the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the Zimbabwe Exile Forum, and the Wits Forced Migration Studies Programme.

QUESTION NO 2964

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2964. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With reference to his department's 2009-10 annual report, what is the breakdown of the R7,5 billion in claims and pending civil claims against (a) his department and (b) the State with regard to each (i) province and (ii) category of liability?

NW3655E

REPLY:

It needs to be emphasized that the R7,486,819,00 is not the actual amount spent on civil claims. The amount is a contingency liability. A contingency liability refers to an uncertain liability. It is uncertain because at the time of occurrence, it is unknown if there is an actual liability, when it is going to be incurred and finally, if an amount will be granted.

The South African police Service paid out R79,4 million during the past financial year. More than R2,8 billion was reduced or cancelled during the same period.

(a) and (b) It should be noted that the amount refers to a possible obligation arising from past events and whose existence will only be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of uncertain future events not wholly in the control of the Department. In other words, there is uncertainty whether the condition will eventually manifest as an actual liability.

The following is the breakdown of contingent (uncertain) liabilities per province and category:

Province

Vehicle accidents

Legal expenses

Damage to property

Assault

Damage to State property

Police actions

Shooting incidents

Not yet classified

Total

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

KwaZulu-Natal

R 21 839

R 4 819

R 410

R 42 312

R 1 961

R 685 485

R 39 298

R 142,369

R 938,493

Limpopo

R 15,580

R 23,905

R 40

R 12,593

R 3,891

R 1,123,814

R 68,048

R 50,151

R 1,298,022

North West

R 2,763

R 837

R 3,047

R 5,647

R 155

R 90,650

R 10,030

R 3,877

R 117,006

Mpumalanga

R 7,733

R 8,667

R 5

R 28,381

R 337

R 272,856

R 73,296

R 607

R 391,882

Gauteng

R 38,510

R 37,343

R 923

R 123,876

R 2,232

R 2,069,243

R 203,193

R 37,406

R 2,512,726

Northern Cape

R 2,463

R 3,973

R 100

R 5,285

R 0

R 54,136

R 6,670

R 0

R 72,627

Western Cape

R 17,915

R 22,481

R 13

R 192,496

R 813

R 565,106

R 44,060

R 18,301

R 861,185

Eastern Cape

R 27,203

R 35,036

R 1,244

R 62,505

R 369

R 540,328

R 76,871

R 200,477

R 944,033

Free State

R 5,743

R 9,622

R 865

R 22,795

R 1,202

R 98,886

R 3,045

R 22,227

R 164,385

National Level

R 3,511

R 14,719

R 0

R 10,251

R 1

R 155,048

R 2,000

R 930

R 186,460

Total as per 2009/10 AFS

R 143,260

R 161,402

R 6,647

R 506,141

R 10,961

R 5,655,552

R 526,511

R 476,345

R 7,486,819

QUESTION NO 2962

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

2962. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether all SA Police Service reservists who qualified for payment for services rendered during the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament were paid; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will they be paid; if so, (i) what is the total amount of money that was paid in each province and (ii) what are the further relevant details?

NW3653E

REPLY:

Yes, all reservists who qualified and who have submitted their claims for duties that were rendered during the 2010 FIFA World Cup have received payment.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(i) The following total amount of money was paid to reservists for duties performed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup per province:

PROVINCE

AMOUNT PAID

PERIOD: 21 MAY – 20 JULY 2010

Gauteng

R 6 041 076.00

North West

R 1 889 360.00

Free State

R 1 762 904.00

Limpopo

R 842 092.00

Mpumalanga

R 587 402.00

KwaZulu-Natal

R 2 903 411.00

Eastern Cape

R 2 036 348.00

Western Cape

R 6 662 688.00

Northern Cape

R 74 415.00

TOTAL

R 22 799 696.00

(ii) The above amounts include all payments for the under-mentioned duties that were performed by reservists during the 2010 FIFA World Cup for which they were officially called up and which were approved by the Provincial or Deputy Provincial Commissioner prior to the duties being performed:

· Reservists that performed specific duties at soccer venues, public viewing areas or other venues

· Reservists that performed duties at police station level and tourist areas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to ensure enhanced visibility

· Claims that were submitted by reservists during the above-mentioned period for crime prevention or other duties which were performed during the immediate period before the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Further to the above, a specific budget was not allocated to call reservists to perform duties during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but reservists were paid from the annual allocated reservist budget.

QUESTION NO 2960

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2960. Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With regard to illegal mining activities in the Mogale City municipal area in the West Rand, (a) how many suspects have been arrested for illegal mining in Krugersdorp, (b) in each case, what is the (i) place of arrest, (ii)(aa) date and (bb) time of arrest and (c) case number;

(2) whether he has appointed a task team to deal with illegal mining; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) what steps have been taken to ensure that details of the special helpline that was installed is communicated to the residents in the area;

(4) what steps have been taken to (a) identify the hiding places of these illegal miners and (b) restore safety to the residents in the surrounding area?

NW3651E

REPLY:

(1) This office does not have any reported cases on illegal mining in the Mogale City Municipal area in the West Rand and therefore no suspects have been arrested.

(2) There is no task team appointed to deal with illegal mining. These cases are investigated and dealt with by the Organized Crime unit which has investigators that have expertise to specifically deal with cases relating to precious metals.

(3) There is a regional forum meeting held on a quarterly basis with all stakeholders from the mines, except representatives from Mogale City Municipal area. Goldfields Mines also have a hotline 0800001987 at their call centre and anyone with information on illegal mining can call this number and remain anonymous.

(4)(a) The Organized Crime Unit in the West Rand together with Goldfields Mine investigators have tasked informers and try to identify the hiding places of illegal miners.

(4)(b) Goldfields have asset protection vehicles that patrol the mining community. The police emergency number can also be utilized by residents should they require assistance from the South African Police Service. The unused mines are not patrolled and it is the responsibility of the owners to employ security for these mines and report any suspicious activity to the police.

QUESTION NO 2927

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

2927. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What is the (a) optimal and (b) actual allocation of (i) reactive police members, (ii) detectives, (iii) administrative staff, (iv) civilian staff, (v) bullet-proof vests, (vi) two-way radios in working condition, (vii) cellular phones for senior personnel and (viii) vehicles for (aa) reactive police, (bb) senior personnel and (cc) detectives for each police station in Gauteng?

NW3616E

REPLY:

(a) What is the optimal allocation of:

(a)(i) Reactive members:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(a)(ii) Detectives:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(a)(iii) Administrative staff:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(a)(iv) Civilian staff:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(a)(v) Bulletproof vests:

Bullet resistant vests are allocated to all members appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, Act 68 of 1995. Preference is granted to all members performing operational duties.

Additional bullet resistant vests are allocated to the Client Service Centres for reservists for issuing to them when they report for duty.

Divisional Commissioner: Supply Chain Management circular 19/1/1 dated 2009-07-07.

A 5% safety level stock is kept for additional requirements for members and or reservists.

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(a)(vi) Two-way radios in working condition:

Portable radios are allocated to operational members when on duty. It needs to be mentioned, that all police vehicles are equipped with mobile radios.

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(a)(vii) Cellular phones for senior personnel:

Cellular telephones are allocated to operational members as per requirements and approved by the Provincial Resource Committee.

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(a)(viii) Vehicles:

Vehicles are allocated according to the current criteria for the allocation of vehicles to operational and support personnel.

(b) What is the actual allocation of:

(b)(i) Reactive members:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(b)(ii) Detectives:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(b)(iii) Administrative staff:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(b)(iv) Civilian staff:

Please see attached Annexure A for staffing profile for stations within Gauteng.

(b)(v) Bulletproof vests:

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(b)(vi) Two-way radios in working condition:

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(b)(vii) Cellular phones for senior personnel:

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(b)(viii) Vehicles:

(aa) Reactive police:

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(bb) Senior personnel:

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

(cc) Detectives:

Please see attached Annexure B for the totals of Gauteng.

QUESTION NO 2885

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2885. Mr P F Smith (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether, with reference to the 153 rhinos poached in 2010 by organised syndicates, he intends re-establishing the Endangered Species Protection Unit; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) has had any success in apprehending the poachers and members of the syndicates responsible for these killings; if not, why not; if so, what (a) success and (b) are the further relevant details;

(3) whether the SAPS has any partnership with its Mozambican counterpart to deal with poaching syndicates; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW3572E

REPLY:

(1)No, there is no need to reestablish the Endangered Species Protection Unit as there exists a capacity dealing with endangered species within the Organised Crime Investigation Unit of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation.

(2)

(a) Yes.

(b) Since January 2010 to date, a total number of 109 arrests were affected in relation to rhino poaching and 9 syndicates were identified and are under investigation.

(3) Yes, the SAPS has cooperation with the Mozambican Police both at a bilateral level and through the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO). There is bilateral cooperation between the SAPS and our Mozambican counterparts to deal with poaching syndicates.

QUESTION NO 2874

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2874. Ms A Mda (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether he has been informed of any police officers who were promoted during the period 1 July 2009 to 31 September 2010; if so, (a) why were these officers promoted and (b) what criteria were used to effect it?

NW3559E

REPLY:

The South African Police Service Employment Regulations, 2008, provides for the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service to promote members of the Service and the Minister of Police has therefore not been informed of all police officers who were promoted during the period 1 July 2009 to 30 September 2010, except for those promotions reported in the 2009/2010 Annual Report of the Department of Police.

(a) The National Commissioner found the officers suitable for promotion after having applied for advertised posts or being identified for specific posts.

(b) The National Commissioner used the criteria contained in National Instruction 2/2008 on promotions and the South African Police Service Employment Regulations, 2008.

2847. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether any charges have been brought against a certain person (name furnished); if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what is the status of the case against him for (a) an alleged motor vehicle accident and (b) allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol;

(3) whether these charges against him have been dropped; if so, why;

(4) whether any disciplinary action has been taken against him pursuant to the abovementioned charges being brought against him; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5) whether the said person was suspended; if not, why not? NW3529E

The Minister of Police:

(1) Criminal charges were brought against the said person in a court of law.

(2) The criminal case against the said person has not yet been concluded and has been postponed until 10 December 2010.

(3) Questions relating to charges brought against a person in a court of law should be directed to the National Director of Public Prosecutions.

(4) Yes, in terms of the SA Police Discipline Regulations.

(5) No. Disciplinary proceedings were instituted and concluded.

QUESTION NO 2846

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

2846. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to the 564 143 crime-related fingerprint enquiries received by the Criminal Record Centre which resulted in previous convictions being identified, how many (a) persons were arrested and (b) of these persons were convicted of the crimes with which they were charged;

(2) how many of the 6867 wanted persons who were identified as a result of the Morpho Touch operations in 2009 were (a) arrested and (b) convicted of the offences with which they were charged?

NW3528E

REPLY:

(1) For the reporting period (financial year 2009/2010) 1 181 797 individuals were arrested, formally charged and their fingerprints taken on a SAP 76 form for the purpose of establishing whether such an individual has a previous conviction (Criminal Record) or not. The 564 143 individuals who were arrested / charged for crimes were determined / identified as having previous convictions.

(a) Of the 1 181 797 persons that were arrested and charged, 564 143 (47%) were identified as having previous convictions.

(b) 102 157 (18.1%) of the 564 143 persons identified with previous convictions were convicted of the offences with which they were charged.

(2) The information relating to the (a) arrested (b) convicted 6 867 wanted persons identified as a result of the Morpho Touch is not readily available. Correspondence would have to be forwarded to all relevant police stations in the provinces in order to physically peruse the case dockets and retrieve the required information.

2845. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether a certain person (name furnished) remains suspended on the charges instituted against her earlier this year; if so, what has been the duration of her suspension to date;

(2) what are the details of the charges that led to her suspension earlier this year;

(3) whether she is currently in the employ of the SA Police Services; if not, (a) why not and (b) who has replaced her; if so, (i) what salary does she continue to receive from the SAPS each month and (ii) what disciplinary action has been taken against her? NW3527E

The Minister of Police:

(1) Disciplinary steps were taken and, during the course of the hearing, the said person decided to leave the organisation effective end of November 2010.

(2) The disciplinary charges that were brought against the said person were based on alleged contraventions of the Disciplinary Regulations of the South African Police Service.

(3) (a) The services of the said person terminated on 30 November 2010.

(b) The said person has not been replaced. The environment is currently being restructured and the process is not yet concluded. The Division's functions will be performed in a different way.

UESTION NO 2842

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2842. Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether his department has formulated a plan to establish a police station in Phomolong near Tembisa, in Gauteng; if not, why not; if so, when will the station be established;

(2) what criteria are being used to determine whether a community is entitled to its own police station;

(3) whether any studies have been conducted in the Phomolong area in order to ascertain whether the community qualify for their own police station; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW3524E

REPLY:

(1) No. No request to establish a police station at Phomolong has been received.

(2) The following criteria are used to establish whether a community is entitled to it's own police station:

- Accessibility to a police station.

- Demographical information.

- Occurrence of crime.

- Crime factor information.

Information is also gathered through physical inspections as well as aerial and satellite photographs.

(3) No, a study has not yet been conducted in the area because such a need has not yet been identified.

QUESTION NO 2832

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 OCTOBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 23 November 2010

2832. Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether any arrests for the possession or selling of drugs at certain residences (details furnished) were made in the past three years; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many persons were arrested in each case, (b) on what dates was each person arrested, (c) what illegal substances were found in each person's possession and (d) how many of these arrests resulted in the accused being convicted of the offences with which they had been charged;

(2) whether any persons owning certain vehicles (details furnished) have been arrested for drug dealing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

NW3513E

REPLY:

(i) 7 Chestnut Street

(1)(a) One person was arrested.

(1)(b) The person was arrested on 24 July 2010.

(1)(c) The person was found in possession of dagga.

(1)(d) The accused admitted the charge of possessing dagga and paid an admission of guilt fine.

(ii) 33 Turner Road

(1)(a) to (d) There are no records of any arrests at this address during the past three years.

(iii) 5 Rigger Road

(1)(a) Three people were arrested.

(1)(b) The arrests took place on 31 January 2008 and 5 June 2009.

(1)(c) All three suspects were found in possession of dagga.

(1)(d) Charges were withdrawn against two accused. One person was found guilty of possessing dagga and sentenced to a fine of R1500-00 or three months imprisonment.

(iv) 12 Elem Road

(1)(a) to (d) There are no records of any arrests during this period.

(2) There are no records of any arrests relating to the vehicle with registration XYY 733 GP.

The registered owner of the vehicle with registration number JVY 205 GP was arrested on a charge of possession of dagga on 5 June 2009. The driver of the same vehicle was arrested on 28 July 2009 on a possession of dagga charge.

QUESTION NO 2761

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2761. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to his reply to question 2144 on 13 September 2010, what is the unabridged cost analysis;

(2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

NW3436E

REPLY:

(1) The legal costs as on the date of sentencing (3 August 2010) totaled

R18 162 385.00. The State is not going to pay for the costs relating to the appeal,

(2) No.

QUESTION NO 2747

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2747. Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) of the (a) Westville, (b) Pinetown, (c) KwaDabeka, (d) Mariannhill, (e) Hillcrest, (f) Hammarsdale and (g) Mpumalanga police stations in KwaZulu-Natal underwent firearm shooting practice (i) in 2009 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, how many (aa) members from each police station, (bb) hours were spent practicing and (cc) rounds of ammunition were used?

NW3419E

REPLY:

(a)-(g)(i)(aa) Total number of members completing shooting practice for the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 for the requested stations.

STATION

NUMBER OF MEMBERS COMPLETING SHOOTING PRACTICE

HAMMARSDALE

42

HILLCREST

187

KWADABEKA

124

MARIANNHILL

194

MPUMALANGA KZN

143

PINETOWN

385

WESTVILLE

123

Grand Total

1198

(a)-(g)(ii)(aa) Total number of members completing shooting practice for the period 1 April 2010 to 23 September 2010 for the requested stations.

STATION

NUMBER OF MEMBERS COMPLETING SHOOTING PRACTICE

HAMMARSDALE

9

HILLCREST

5

KWADABEKA

7

MPUMALANGA KZN

1

PINETOWN

26

WESTVILLE

2

Grand Total

50

(a)-(g)(i)(bb) and (a)-(g)(ii)(bb)

Members spend an average of 8 hours at the shooting range during shooting practice. This time includes not only shooting but also activities which relate to the safe handling of a firearm. Depending on the level of skill demonstrated during practice, members may spend more or less time than the average of 8 hours.

A total of 9584 hours was spent on the shooting range by members of the requested stations during 2009/2010 and 400 during 2010/2011to date.

(a)-(g)(i)(cc) and (a)-(g)(ii)(cc)

Members spend an average of 50 rounds of ammunition at the shooting range during shooting practice. Depending on the level of skill demonstrated during practice, members may utilize more or less rounds during a shooting exercise than the average of 50 rounds.

A total of 59 900 rounds of ammunition were spent by the requested stations during 2009/2010 and 2500 during 2010/2011.

[Training provisioning information as per the Training Administration System on 2010-09-06]

QUESTION NO 2716

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2716. Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many inquest dockets have been opened in each of the past three financial years;

(2) (a) what is the average length of time taken for police to determine whether or not a death was as a result of a criminal act and (b) how many deaths (i) in the 2009-10 financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available are awaiting determination of whether or not they are murder?

NW3385E

REPLY:

(1) 2007/2008 = 29 464

2008/2009 = 30 558

2009/2010 = 31 265

(2) In order to determine the average length of time whether or not a death was as a result of a criminal act, would require an in-depth research into this process. The current procedure is that each case is viewed independently and according to its specific particularities. This depends on available evidence and external role players in determining the cause of death.

QUESTION NO 2710

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 9 November 2010

2710. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With reference to the arrest of a certain person (details furnished) by members of the SA Police Service of the Edenvale police station, what was the exact damage to property?

NW3379E

REPLY:

According to the complainant the damage is the security camera at the main gate, valued at R2000.00. Edenvale CAS 316/08/2010 refers.The case is scheduled for trial on 12 November 2010.

QUESTION: 2705

2705. Mrs L S CHIKUNGA (ANC) asked the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) In how many places are the dockets or case files archived and stored by the forensic science laboratories (FSL) of the SA Police Service (SAPS) and (b) what is the level of security of all these storage sites;

(2) whether the personnel of these storage sites have been vetted; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details;

(3) who is responsible for the safe archiving/storage of drugs at each FSL storage site;

(4) what (a) is the value of the drugs kept (i) in all storage sites and (ii) at each site and (b) security measures are in place in these storage sites;

(5) (a) what is the policy of the SAPS for the destruction of drugs in the FSL, (b)(i) what (aa) quantities and (bb) values and (ii) in what period are the drugs destroyed and (c) who is the project manager heading the destruction of drugs? NW3369E

The MINISTER OF POLICE:

(1) (a) The FSL Case files are archived at the following:

· In archive rooms on site at each of the laboratories located in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.

· Supply Chain Management (SCM) in Pretoria

· Off-site at the Forum Building in Pretoria

· Document Warehouse in Pretoria

· Macassar in Cape Town

· Belhar in Cape Town

(b) The Forensic Science Laboratory has guards on duty on a full-time basis, as well as access control for on-site archiving rooms. The shipping container on the premises of the Forensic Science Laboratory Silverton in which case files are stored is locked with a padlock. The Forum Building is burglar-guarded and locked. The Document Control Warehouse has security guards and access control with an alarm monitoring system. Brentwood Park is guarded with 24 hour security, CCTV surveillance. Macassar has burglar bars, CCTV Surveillance and access control.

(2) (a) & (b) No, the personnel employed at storage sites are not fully vetted.

The process to ensure vetting of all personnel in the forensic science laboratory environment is in the initial stage with consultations having been activated.

(3) Management and designated members of the SAPS placed within the Chemistry Section both at Head Office and the Regional Laboratories located in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape are responsible for the archiving / storage of drugs.

(4) (a) The street value of drugs fluctuates and differs from one area to the

other. It also depends on supply / demand of drugs, therefore it is not possible for the Forensic Science Laboratory to determine the street value of these drugs.

(b) Access control measures are in place at all storage sites, though not at the desired level. A security assessment is being conducted to review the situation.

(5) (a) A policy and procedure exists for the destruction of drug related exhibit

material storage and disposal. The policy provides for the destruction of drugs upon receipt of a destruction order received from the relevant authorities including court orders.

(b)(i) (aa) The quantities fluctuates per destruction

(bb) The value is not determinable

(ii) Upon receipt of destruction orders.

(c) The Section Head: Chemistry in the presence of the Component Head: Forensic Science Laboratory and the Divisional Commissioner: Criminal Record and Forensic Science Services.

QUESTION NO 2704

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2704. Mrs L S Chikunga (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many vehicles have been purchased for the head office of the SA Police Service (SAPS) during the period 1 April 1999 and 31 March 2010;

(2) whether any of these vehicles have been decommissioned since 1999; if so, (a) how many, (b) what was the average odometer reading at the time and (c) what happened to all the vehicles that have been decommissioned;

(3) how many vehicles have been taken home by officials on average on each day (a) during the week and (b) on weekends during this period?

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REPLY:

The response to question 1, 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) is as follows:

(1)

(2)(a)

(2)(b)

(2)(c)

Financial Year

Number of Vehicles purchased for Head Office Competencies

Number of vehicles decommissioned

Average odometer reading

Means of disposal

1999/2000

Not available

49

Not available

Auction

2000/2001

Not available

84

Not available

Auction

2001/2002

448

123

Not available

Auction

2002/2003

446

448

Not available

Compacted

2003/2004

1020

103

Not available

Compacted

2004/2005

862

183

Not available

Compacted

2005/2006

577

406

Not available

Compacted

2006/2007

1218

100

Not available

Compacted

2007/2008

1084

249

Not available

Compacted

2008/2009

889

183

Not available

Compacted

2009/2010

907

294

Not available

Compacted

TOTAL

7451

2222

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-

(2)(b) Head Office Circular Q22/1/3: Q22/7/1 dated 2000-12-07 prescribes the boarding criteria for SAPS vehicles for the period in question and reads as follows:

"Irrespective of the kilometres completed by a vehicle, the vehicle shall not be boarded if the accumulated repair cost is less than 80% of the original purchase price of the said vehicle".

"This implies that a vehicle can still be utilized up to 300 000km and even beyond, if it is still economical to maintain".

Therefore, no average odometer readings are available.

3(a)(b)Paragraph 17(2) of Special Force Oder (General) 3A/87 regulates the garaging of State vehicles and stipulates the following:

"If there are special circumstances relating to the performance of duties that requires the employee to have an official vehicle available for official use after hours, the employee must apply in writing to his or her commander for authorization to make use of the vehicle and to garage the vehicle at his or her residence.

The commander must recommend the application and forward it to the relevant delegated functionary for approval".

During the period 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2010 the lowest delegated post, post level or rank to grant permission for the garaging of State vehicles at private residences for a period not exceeding seven (7) days was a functionary holding an equal or higher rank than a Captain or Station Commander.

In order to prevent the misuse of State vehicles and particularly to minimize the garaging of State vehicles at private residences, the National Commissioner of the SAPS has instructed vide circular 22/2/2/12 over 22/6/2 dated 28 May 2010 that all existing garaging authorities expired on 31 May 2010.

The Delegations pertaining to the Garaging of State vehicles at private residence as stipulated in Consolidation Notice 2/2007: Delegation of powers and authorization to perform duties: Supply Chain Management: Function 38 were revoked and amended that in future an application for the garaging of State vehicles at private residences for a period not exceeding seven (7) days may only be approved by a functionary holding on equal or higher rank than a Station Commander or Brigadier and not a Captain as in the past.

Owing to the fact that the approval of garaging authority is decentralized to station/unit level, no information is available pertaining to the number of vehicles involved as requested.

QUESTION NO 2703

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2703. Mrs L S Chikunga (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

To which companies have contracts been awarded during the period 1 April 1999 and 31 March 2010 to supply (a) bullet-proof vests and (b) cleaning services to the SA Police Service's (i) head office and (ii) police stations?

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REPLY:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)During the period 1 April 1999 to 2005 requests for the provision of bulletproof vests were forwarded to Armscor.

Contracts awarded for bulletproof vests from 2005 are tabulated and are as follows:

Year

Name of Company

2004/2005

Fields Wear

Ballistic Body Amour

2005/2006 (3 year contract)

Fields Wear

Camclo Mgwaseo

Canvass and Tent

Sir Dicks

All Action Wear

2008/2009 (3 year contract)

Bulletproof Technologies

Mochochonono Protection

Fields Wear

Sir Dicks

All Action

(1)(b)(i)(ii)The South African Police Service started making use of private cleaning services from 1 April 2005. Contracts for cleaning services have been awarded to the company Democratic Cleaning Services for the cleaning of Head Office and Police Stations.

QUESTION NO 2675

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2675. Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any police members of the (a) Westville, (b) Pinetown, (c) Mariannhill, (d) Hillcrest, (e) KwaDabeka, (f) Hammarsdale and (g) Mpumalanga police stations underwent fitness assessments and training (i) in 2009 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, (aa) how many at each specified police station in each case, (bb) how many failed their assessments and (cc) what action was taken to rectify the matter?

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REPLY:

No.

(i) No members of the mentioned police stations underwent fitness assessments and training in 2009.

(ii) During the period 1 January 2010 up to the latest specified date, (17 September 2010), no members from the mentioned police stations underwent fitness assessments and training.

WHY NOT:

The Physical Fitness Training Toolkit (fitness assessment) was launched on 22 March 2010 for the roll out process to South African Police Service members and due to the FIFA World Cup operation it has not been rolled to all station yet.

(aa) Not applicable.

(bb) Not applicable.

(cc) Not applicable.

QUESTION NO 2667

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2667. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) have instituted a complaints mechanism under the auspices of a retired judge (name furnished); if not, why not; if so,

(2) whether this office is functional; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who is the head of this office, (b) how many staff are employed and (c) what is the mandate of this office;

(3) whether any complaints have been made directly to this office; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many and (b) what are the outcomes of these complaints?

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REPLY:

(1) The Minister of Police is, in terms of section 17L(1)(a) of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995), empowered to appoint a retired judge to investigate complaints as contemplated in section 17L(4) of the said Act and has appointed the Honourable Judge B. Pillay on 15 May 2010 to perform that function.

(2) Yes.

(2)(a) See paragraph (1).

(2)(b) The appointment of personnel is in progress. The Judge is temporarily being assisted by High Court personnel.

(2)(c) The mandate of the Judge is set out in section 17L of the Act namely to receive complaints from members of the public who can provide evidence of a serious and unlawful infringement of his or her rights caused by an investigation of the Directorate; or from a member of the Directorate who can provide evidence of any improper influence or interference upon him or her regarding the conducting of aninvestigation; the referral of complaints to other institutions where warranted, investigation thereof and reporting to the Minister of Police on any referral or outcome.

The Complaints Mechanism is functioning independently from the Ministry of Police and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, and complaints are submitted directly or via the Independent Complaints Directorate to the Judge. The Judge shall annually report to Parliament on the performance of his or her functions.

QUESTION NO 2666

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2666. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether any police equipment was purchased during the National Commissioner of Police's visit to France earlier this year; if so, (a) what items, (b) for what purpose were these items purchased, (c) what was the total cost of the items purchased and (d) from which companies were these items purchased;

(2) whether tender procedures were followed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, which local companies were invited to tender;

(3) whether the items purchased are available locally; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) No police equipment was purchased by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service during his visit to France earlier this year.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) Not applicable.

QUESTION NO 2665

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2665. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether there is a time frame in place for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) to undertake further investigations with regard to a certain person (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

This is a police operational matter and as and when the process has been finalized the public will be informed.

QUESTION NO 2622

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2622. Mrs L S Chikunga (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the forensic science laboratory (FSL) has a strategy to deal with the replacement of equipment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the FSL has a list of equipment that is regarded as critical or essential; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) (a) what qualifies equipment as essential or critical and (b) what process must be followed in order to decommission equipment;

(4) whether all equipment purchased in the past two years by the FSL is fully operational; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) Yes, the Department's Information Communication Technology (ICT) replacement strategy directed by Division: Technology Management Services is applied in the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in as far as the replacement of equipment is concerned.

(2) Yes, there is a list of such equipment regarded as critical or essential related to the respective processes performed in each laboratory discipline.

(3) (a) Equipment without which a laboratory process / activity cannot be

performed whose non-availability impacts negatively on the case work output is considered critical or essential.

(b) The prescribed Supply Chain Management process for the decommissioning / boarding of equipment is applied in order to decommission equipment. Such equipment is identified and communicated to the Divisional Commissioner: Supply Chain Management with a motivation for authorization purposes after which equipment is disposed off accordingly.

(4) No, there are equipment that were procured for the Forensic Science Laboratory which are not fully operational because of the building project which was abandoned by the contractor appointed by the Department of Public Works who was liquidated. The Department of Public Works was engaged and the process to appoint another contractor to finalize the project which should enable the activation of equipment purchased in the past two years to be fully operational.

QUESTION NO 2620

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2620. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether he approved the acquisition and renovation of a house in Waterkloof for the national commissioner of the SA Police Service (SAPS); if so, what is the (a) total amount spent on the house by the SAPS and (b) cost analysis in respect of each specified aspect of this expenditure; if not,

(2) whether he will launch an investigation into the matter; if not, why not; if so, when;

(3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

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REPLY:

(1)No this the responsibility of Department's Accounting Officer guided by the Policies in place in the Department. However in terms of the South African Police Services (SAPS) Housing Policy, the National Commissioner as post incumbent qualifies for the provision of residential accommodation due to the nature of his appointment. Funding was made available from the SAPS budget for the acquisition of the property which would also be utilized by future post incumbents, and the acquisition did not necessitate any ministerial approval.

(1)(a)(b)Cost analysis of the acquisition of the property is as follows:

Purchase price R2 750 000.00

Conveyancing and legal fees R 239 000.00

Total Cost R2 989 000.00

Cost analysis of renovations was R732 000.00

(2) No,

(3) No.

QUESTION NO 2619

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2619. Ms A Mda (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether, with reference to the renting of new offices (details furnished), he will investigate the allegations made by two former generals who recently resigned from the SAPS; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

No.

The Public Protector and the Special Investigation Unit are conducting an investigation; therefore it is not necessary for another investigation.

QUESTION NO 2708

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2708. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether he will reopen the closed and disused police training colleges in all the provinces; if not, why not; if so, when?

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REPLY:

The South African Police Service consolidated all its training functions in 2004 and all "police colleges", now referred to as academies, were placed under the national responsibility of the Division Training.

Since 2004 a number of new academies were established and no, then existing, academy were closed.

All these academies are in use and are utilized to provide development interventions as per the Departments Workplace Skills Plan.

Listed below are the Academies of the South African Police Service:

Basic Training: All Saints, Chatsworth, Oudtshoorn, Ulundi, Bishop Lavis, Graaff Reinet, Phillipi, Bhisho, Mthatha and Pretoria.

In – Service Traning: Addo, Arcadia, Atteridgeville, Benoni, Boland, Hammanskraal, Moloto, Potchefstroom, Pretoria Central, Rietondale, Roodeplaat and Thabazimbi.

Management and Leadership: Paarl and Thabong

ETD Practitioners Development Centre: Pretoria

QUESTION NO 2705

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2010)

Date reply submitted: 12 October 2010

2705. Mrs L S Chikunga (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) In how many places are the dockets or case files archived and stored by the forensic science laboratories (FSL) of the SA Police Service (SAPS) and (b) what is the level of security of all these storage sites;

(2) whether the personnel of these storage sites have been vetted; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details;

(3) who is responsible for the safe archiving/storage of drugs at each FSL storage site;

(4) what (a) is the value of the drugs kept (i) in all storage sites and (ii) at each site and (b) security measures are in place in these storage sites;

(5) (a) what is the policy of the SAPS for the destruction of drugs in the FSL, (b)(i) what (aa) quantities and (bb) values and (ii) in what period are the drugs destroyed and (c) who is the project manager heading the destruction of drugs?

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REPLY:

(1) (a) The FSL Case files are archived at the following:

· In archive rooms on site at each of the laboratories located in Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.

· Supply Chain Management (SCM) in Pretoria

· Off-site at the Forum Building in Pretoria

· Document Warehouse in Pretoria

· Macassar in Cape Town

· Belhar in Cape Town


(b) The Forensic Science Laboratory has guards on duty on a full time basis, as well as access control for onsite archiving rooms. The shipping container on the premises of the Forensic Science Laboratory Silverton in which case files are stored is locked with a padlock. The Forum Building is burglar guarded and locked. The Document Control Warehouse has security guards and access control with an alarm monitoring system. Brentwood Park is guarded with 24 hour security, CCTV surveillance. Macassar has burglar bars, CCTV Surveillance and access control.

(2) (a) & (b) No, the personnel employed at storage sites are not fully vetted.

The process to ensure vetting of all personnel in the Forensic Science Laboratory environment is in the initial stage with consultations having been activated.

(3) Management and designated members of the South African Police Service placed within the Chemistry Section both at Head Office and the Regional Laboratories located in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape are responsible for the archiving / storage of drugs.

(4) (a) The street value of drugs fluctuates and differs from one area to the

other. It also depends on supply / demand of drugs, therefore it is not possible for the Forensic Science Laboratory to determine the street value of these drugs.

(b) Access control measures are in place at all storage sites, though not at the desired level. A security assessment is being conducted to review the situation.

(5) (a) A policy and procedure exists for the destruction of drug related exhibit

material storage and disposal. The policy provides for the destruction of drugs upon receipt of a destruction order received from the relevant authorities including court orders.

(b)(i) (aa) The quantities fluctuates per destruction

(bb) The value is not determinable

(ii) Upon receipt of destruction orders.

(c) The Section Head: Chemistry in the presence of the Component Head: Forensic Science Laboratory and the Divisional Commissioner: Criminal Record and Forensic Science Services.