ATC130612: Report of the Select Committee for Security and Constitutional Development on the 2013/2014 South African Police Service Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plans, Dated 29 May 2013.
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REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE FOR SECURITY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ON THE 2013/2014 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE PLANS, DATED 29 MAY 2013.
The Select Committee on Security and Constitutional
Development, having considered the Department of Police 2013/14 budget (Vote
18), and strategic and annual performance plans, reports as follows
:
1. Introduction
Section 55(2) (a) and (b) of the South African Constitution empowers
Parliament to have oversight over the executive. Section 69 (b) empowers the
National Council of Provinces to require any institution to report to it.
Section
11 (2) (a) of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)
requires the National Commissioner to develop a one-year plan, setting out the
priorities and objectives of policing for the following financial year.
Section
27(4) of the Public Finance Management Act stipulates the accounting officer of
the relevant department should include measurable objectives for each main
division within the departments vote.
Subparagraph
5.2.2 (d) of Treasury Regulations 2007 stipulates that the Performance Plan
must include measurable objectives, expected outcomes, programme outputs,
performance indicators and targets in respect of the Departments programmes.
The SAPS
presented their Annual Performance Plan (2013/14) and the Strategic Plan
(2010-2014) to the Committee on 20 March 2013.
2. Focus Areas
The focus areas for the Department were better management of
capital and infrastructure projects, the delivery of sector policing and
designating 2013 the year of the police station.
There are seven priority outputs within Outcome 3 which
states that South Africans are and feel safe. These include:
1.
Reduced
levels of serious crime in particular contact and trio crime
2.
Contributing
to a more effective criminal justice system
3.
Reducing
corruption internally and externally
4.
Managing
and improving perceptions of crime among the population
5.
6.
Integrity
of identities and status of citizens and residents secured
7.
Securing
cyberspace
The Department will also endeavour to make more resources
available to improve the perception of SAPS, border management and deal with
cybercrime
more effectively. Other priorities include
public order policing through holding protestors to account and gender based
violence through the introduction and implementation of the Protection from
Harassment Bill. The Department also intends to increase the level of gender equity
from 37% to 50% through the Bill on Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment.
The Departments focus areas for 2013/2014 are also supported by the key
Ministerial priorities which focus on:
·
Effective
transformation of the Police
·
Smarter
policing and engagement with the Criminal Justice System (CJS) revamp process
·
Ensuring
that the pace of building new police stations is accelerated
·
Accelerate
the implementation of the Public Order Policing Policy
·
Strengthening
Crime Intelligence
·
Capacitating
the re-established Family, Child and Sexual Offenses and Stock Theft Units
·
Focused
recruitment
of personnel to attract
appropriate skills
·
Effective
training
of SAPS
personnel
·
Command
and control, professionalism and accountable policing
·
Implementing
Rural Safety that embraces all rural communities
3. Budget
The 2013/2014 budget of SAPS has been increased by 7% to
R67.9 billion and compensation to employees was one of the biggest cost drivers
accounting for R 50, 4 billion and building and fixed structures accounting for
30.5% of the budget. The estimates of national expenditure are laid out in the
following table:
Programme
|
Budget
|
Nominal Increase / Decrease in
2013/14
|
Real Increase / Decrease in
2013/14
|
Nominal Percent change in 2013/14
|
Real Percent change in 2013/14
|
|
R million
|
2012/13
|
2013/14
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administration
|
15 933.3
|
17 348.6
|
1 415.3
|
495.3
|
8.88 %
|
3.11 %
|
Visible
Policing
|
29 515.1
|
31 539.7
|
2 024.6
|
352.0
|
6.86 %
|
1.19 %
|
Detective
Services
|
13 542.9
|
14 348.5
|
805.6
|
44.7
|
5.95 %
|
0.33 %
|
Crime
Intelligence
|
2 590.6
|
2 715.3
|
124.7
|
-
19.3
|
4.81 %
|
-0.74 %
|
Protection
and Security Services
|
1 806.8
|
1 964.9
|
158.1
|
53.9
|
8.75 %
|
2.98 %
|
TOTAL
|
63 388.7
|
67 917.0
|
4 528.3
|
926.6
|
7.1 %
|
1.46 %
|
Source: ENE,
National Treasury 2013
SAPS have five programmes which comprises of Administration,
Visible Policing, Detective Services, Crime Intelligence Services and
Protection and Security Services. There is a general increase in all the five programmes
of the budget areas.
Spending
patterns show that the
Administration
(Programme 1)
whose purpose is to develop departmental policy and manage
the Department, including the provision of administrative support, showed an 8.9%
increase in spending. The Corporate Services programme consists of the Human
Resources Development programme which accounted for R1.8 billion, Technology
Management Services which accounts for R2.7 billion and supply chain management
accounted for R3.8 billion. R312 million was made available for the Integrated
Justice System and R0.9 billion for the Criminal Justice System Revamp
Initiative. The Department intended to train and declare 88% of learners
competent on completion of their training in terms of the Training Provisioning
Plan for 2012/13. This figure is intended to increase to 92% for 2013/14 and
98% over the medium term in 2015/16. It also intends to increase and maintain
the ratio of staff to vehicles from 3.96:1 in 2011/12 to 4.5:1 in 2013/14.
4. PROGRAMME SPENDING
4.1 Programme 1 (Administration)
The
purpose of the Administration programme is to develop departmental policy and
manage the Department, including the provision of administrative support,
showed an 8.9% increase in spending.
The
average spending of this programme for the years under review shows a growth of
8.1% between 2009/10 and 2012/13. The adjusted appropriation for 2012/13 shows
an average 6.6% projected growth rate from R12 600 183 billion to R19 283
025 billion in 2015/16. As far as the economic classifications of payments are
concerned, 49.3% are for the compensation of employees and 41.7% are allocated
to goods and services. Of the 41.7% spent on goods and services, 13.5% was
spent on computers while another 12.5% was spent on operating leases. There was
a significant increase in the management function displaying and average growth
rate of 25.5% over the period under review. The projected expenditure shows the
growth projections at 5.7% for the years 2013/14 to 2015/16. The real and
projected increase in the management sub-programme is attributed to the
increase in the staff establishment of the office of the Secretary of Police.
The staff establishment for this programme is expected to grow from 35 713
posts in 2012/13 to 37 705 in 2013/14 and further decrease to 37 410
posts in 2014/15 and 37 114 posts in 2015/16. Notably the use of
consultants was increased from R105.4 million to R129.5 million in 2012/13 and
is also expected to increase to R141.4 million in 2015/16.
4.2 Programme 2 (Visible Policing)
The
purpose of this programme is to enable police stations to institute and
preserve safety and security, provide for specialised interventions and
policing
Spending
on this programme increases from R25 696.4 billion in 2012/13 to R27 335
billion in 2013/2014. Allocations for Border Security increases from
R1 493.5 billion in 2012/13 to R1.575 in 2013/14. Specialised
interventions also increase from R2 325.2 billion to R2 609.1 billion
for the same period.
The
targets of serious crimes was revised by 2% from 1 789 037 in 2012/13
to 1 718 191 in 2013/14. Similarly, the number of contact crimes was
also reduced by between 4-7% from between 598 547-579 845 to
574 605 and 539 253 for the same period. The number of trio crimes
was also reduced by between 4-7% between 40 504 and 39 239 for
2012/13 to between 38 884 and 36 492 for 2013/14.
Other
targets include increasing rendering a victim friendly service to victims of
rape, sexual offences and abuse from 86.6% of stations in 2012/13 to 100% (1131
stations) in 2013/14 and maintaining the figure over the medium term. Lastly,
the SAPS intend to increase its confiscation of illicit drugs by 3% and illicit
alcohol by 3% during the 2013/14 financial year. The SAPS also provided a new
indicator for the implementation of sector policing and intends to implement it
at 100% of stations in 2013/14 while maintaining the target during the medium
term.
The SAPS
also intend to finalise 90% of firearm license applications within 90 days
during the 2013/14 year. Public Order Policing will deal with 100% of incidents
of public disorder which they will maintain over the medium term period.
4.3 Programme 3 (Detectives)
The
purpose of this programme is to enable the investigative work of the SAPS,
including providing support to investigators in terms of forensic evidence and
the criminal record centre. The Detectives Services has four sub-programmes
which include: Crime Investigations, Criminal Record Centre, Forensic Science
Laboratories and Specialised Investigations. The bulk of the spending budget in
the period of the review has gone to Crime Investigations which accounts for R9
418.6 billion.
The
Criminal Record Centre and the Forensic Science Laboratory accounted for R1882.1
billion and R1753.9 billion respectively. In terms of the economic
classification of the budget, the compensation of employees accounted for 75.5%
of the spending for the period under review, while goods and services accounted
for 17.3% of the spend.
Expenditure
estimates for this programme is increased from R13 542.9 billion in
2012/13 to R14 384.5 billion in 2013/14. During the 2013/14 the intention
is to see the significant resourcing of the Directorate for Priority Crimes
Investigation (DPCI), promotion of enhancements of Forensic, Criminal Record
Centre and the Information Technology systems.
In
addition Stock Theft Units will be strengthened and the tracking capacity for
wanted persons will be maintained and expanded. Further resources will be made
available to the Child Protection and Sexual Offences units.
4.3.1 Targets for the detection of serious
contacted related crime
SAPS
intend to increase conviction rates for serious crime by 0.3% to 88, 8% during
2013/14 and maintain that figure over the medium term. The detection rates for
contact crimes is expected to increase by 1.5% and maintained at 60% in
2013/14, while detection rates for serious crimes is increased by 1.5% from 55%
in 2012/13 to 56,5% in 2013/14. Conviction rates for contact crimes increases
by 3.9% from 75, 34% in 2012/13 to 79, 24% in 2013/14. The detection rates for
crimes against women (murder, attempted murder, all sexual offences, common
assault and assault GBH) 18 years and above is increased by 3% to 75% and
maintained over the medium term.
The
percentage trial-ready case dockets for crimes against women 18 years and above
will increase by 15% in 2013/14 to 39.85%. The targets for crimes children
under the age of 18 years reduced from 77, 42% in 2012/13 to 72% in 2013/14
which is maintained throughout the medium term. SAPS propose to increase
conviction rates for serious crimes against children by 9.5% from 70, 54% in
2012/13 to 80,
04
% in 2013/14.
SAPs
indicated that targets for specialised
investigations will show increases of 1.6% on the percentage of court ready
dockets for fraud and corruption from 38, 4%in 2012/13 to 40% in 2013/14. The
detection rate for serious commercial crime is also increased from 50% in
2012/13 to 52% in 2013/14. The percentage of registered serious organised crime
projects investigations is increased by 1% from 31% in 2012/13 to 32% in
2013/14.
The
Criminal Record Centre expects to see an improvement on the generation of
original conviction reports moving from 82% of previous conviction reports
generated within 20 days in 2012/13 to 90% of original previous conviction
reports generated in 15 days in 2013/14.
The
percentage of case exhibits processed in the Forensic Science Laboratories is
also expected to be increased from 92% in 28 working days in 2012/13 to 93% in
28 days in 2013/14.
4.4 Programme 4 (Crime Intelligence)
The
purpose of crime intelligence programme is to manage crime intelligence and
analyze crime information, provide technical support for investigations and
crime prevention operations. The budget expenditure is expected to increase
from R1033.7 billion in 2012/13 to R1103.2 billion from in 2013/14. The SAPS
intend to increase the number of network operations conducted from 28 145
in 2012/13 to 29 552 in 2013/14. The number of intelligence products are
reduced from 353 628 to 258 606 over the same period.
4.5 Programme 5 (Protection and Security
Services)
The
purpose of the programme is to provide protection and security service to all
identified dignitaries and government interests. The budget is creased from R1
806.8 billion in 2012/13 to R1 964.9 billion in 2013/14. The targets
remain the same for the 2013/14 financial year with 100% of protection provided
without security breaches. A target of 50% of national key points and strategic
installations audited will remain in place over the medium term.
5. Observations and comments
The
Committee noted that the Auditor General report on the Departments use of
consultants were highly problematic and did not assist with the vision of
reducing corruption in the Department. According to the AG, up to R4 billion
rand was spent on consultants and this was indicative of the problems in SAPS
that want to fight corruption. The SAPS management was told to clean up the
corruption within the Department.
The
Committee pointed out that SAPS paid out an amount of R341 million of a R412
million contract to install a firearm control system. To date, the firearm
control system was never and has not been implemented.
As far
as infrastructure was concerned, the Committee questioned why the SAPS persist
with renting accommodation with high rental agreements when they were clearly
in a position to build their own offices. It was pointed out that there is
still no police station in
Paballelo
in the
There
have been a number of incidents relating to police brutality and service
delivery that have been clear indicators of police training and discipline not
being up to scratch. Police members have been charged with the death of
protestor such as
Andries
Tatane
,
shooting miners at
Marikana
and the dragging of taxi
driver behind a police vehicle to his death in
Daveyton
.
These incidents point to clear gaps in the implementation of police regulations
and standing orders when it comes to in dealing with crowds and individual
arrests. The Committee also raised questions about the reason for the police
having become so brutal in the last few years.
The
levels of brutality are an indicator that there was a lack of professionalism
within the ranks of the organisation. Members of the public has also been shown
disrespect by some SAPS members as they have treated some people with complete
disrespect and affronted their dignity. Such treatment by members of SAPS is an
indicator that discipline has become a problem in the institution. It was noted
that there were some people that clearly did not belong within the ranks of the
South African Police Service.
The
Committee was also unhappy with the Rural Safety Plan and its implementation in
KwaZulu Natal as they were not providing a quality service in the Province. The
Committee also noted that the fleet management system and the vehicles was not
well managed and with over 41 000 vehicles in the Department, SAPS must
provide a better maintenance management plan for the vehicles.
6. Recommendations
1.
SAPS
Supply Chain Management should provide a plan for managing consultants in view
of the Auditor General Report on the use and management of consultants.
2.
The
Department should consider building their own police stations and stop hiring
buildings. This will cut down hiring costs and reduce opportunities for
corruption.
3.
SAPS
must provide a plan for the reduction of corruption in SAPS because it is clear
that this is major problem within the organisation, before it begins to deal
with corruption outside the organisation.
4.
The
Department must develop a plan to reduce the level of escapes from station
cells.
5.
The
brutality of SAPS members towards the public is unacceptable. Student police
constables are a problem in that they dont treat people with respect and
dignity. The training plan of SAPS members in this respect must be revised to
incorporate training in professionalism, human dignity and respect towards
members of the public.
6.
The
Department must tighten the management of the Supply Management System and deal
with consultants who do not deliver the products they are meant to.
7.
The
department must issue a breakdown of all UN deployments, personnel and the
manner in which they are deployed and to which country they have been deployed.
8.
Rural
Safety and Stock theft Units in KwaZulu Natal are not providing a quality
service. SAPS to provide policy that informs their approach as syndicates are
operating, while SAPS charge and beat people
9.
SAPS
vehicle fleet is in a bad state as a result of bad management of resources.
SAPS must provide an updated fleet management plan and show how they will
reduce the bad management of material resources.
10.
The
gender balance in SAPS needs to be corrected. SAPS must provide a plan how they
will correct gender equity and representivity within the department.
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to be considered
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