PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON

POLICE

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• Prevent, combat and investigate crime

• Maintain public order

• Protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property

• Uphold and enforce the law.

DEPARTMENTS OVESEEN BY THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON POLICE

• Provide quality, timeous evidence-based strategic research and policy advice

• Develop and build strategic partnerships in the fight against crime

• strengthen the national dialogue and relationships on safety and crime prevention

• Initiate policy driven legislation on policing and security matters

• Ensure independent oversight over South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Metropolitan Police Services

• Conduct independent and impartial investigations of identified criminal offences allegedly committed by members of the SAPS and the MPS

• Promote proper police conduct

• Regulate the private security industry

• Prevent, combat and investigate crime

• Exercise effective control of security service providers in the public and national interest

• Exercise effective control of security service providers in the interest of the security industry

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Strategic Planning and APP Process

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BUDGET PLANNING TOOLS

• Strategic Plan sets out departmental policy priorities, projects and programmes over a 5 year period.

• Annual Performance Plan sets out what the Department is going to do over the upcoming financial year and during the MTEF to implement its Strategic Plan.

• Budget sets out what funds are allocated to deliver projects and programs and are linked to the strategic plan and annual performance plans

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SECTORAL OVERVIEWSNAP PROFILE: SAPS

• Budget : R-Billion

• 197 946 employees (199 039 allocated posts)• 1Nascom, 3 Deputies, 11 Divisional Commissioners, 9 PC’s• 51 713 vehicles• 1134 police stations across the country• 5 key programmes : Administration, Visible Policing,

Detectives, Crime Intelligence, Protection and Security Services

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2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2016/17

68 791 72 507 76 541 81 682

KEY ISSUES : SAPS

• NDP proposals for changing SAPS:– Strengthen the Criminal Justice System– Make the police service professional– Demilitarise the police service– Build safety using an integrated response– Build community participation in community safety

• Increasing Reports of Police Brutality• Legal Matters:

– DPCI Legislation– Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry – Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana Massacre

• Corruption and Criminality in SAPS• Leadership changes in SAPS

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KEY ISSUES: SAPS

• Supply Chain Management: TETRA Project investigation to be finalised

• SAPS materially underspent its budget by 0.4% ( R232 million)• Inability of SAPS to complete its building project targets on time• Buildings and other fixed structures received a budget of R1.2

billion but has only spent R354 million (28.7 %) by the end of the third quarter.

• Slow spending within Integrated Justice System Programme: Modernisation (IJS) showed very low expenditure of 30.3 % at the end of the third quarter

• The Department did not reach its intended target of establishing 980 Victim Friendly Rooms (VFRS) and only established 925 by the end of March 2013.

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KEY ISSUES : SAPS

• There was a lack of reliability of information for the AGSA to verify the reliability of achievement in 24% of illicit drug seizures and 34% of illicit liquor confiscated.

• The detection rates for serious crimes were not achieved.• The processing by the Forensic Science Laboratories and the

expected renewed backlog as a result of the new DNA legislation• Crime Intelligence: the attainment of targets does not translate to

effective police detection of crime, especially violent crime.• Security clearances was a major issue that requires follow up by the

incoming committee as program managers were unable to indicate how many members had renewed their security clearances.

• The Committee to look at Semi-official funds which was used to fund the establishment of the Paarl University.

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KEY ISSUES : SAPS

• IJS/CJS revamp: the implementation of the e-docket system has not shown the desired results and the monitoring of this system must be a priority of the Committee.

• The Resource and Allocation Guide should be reviewed and compiled with the research conducted by the National Civilian Secretariat for Police.

• The Committee should address issues relating to the findings of the Police Inspectorate.

• Restructuring and changes in the senior management echelon has occurred without consultation and the Committee should keep an eye on such developments.

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KEY ISSUES: CIVILIAN SECRETARIAT FOR POLICE

• The Civilian Secretariat for Police became a designated department in April 2014 and must account separately.

• The tabling of the new SAPS Act review is overdue and awaited• The legislation establishing the Directorate for Priority Crime

Investigation (DPCI) is subject of matter of a Constitutional Court challenge which will be heard in August 2014.

• Under expenditure of the Secretariat is something that should be monitored as in its 2012/13 Annual Report, the Secretariat reported an under-expenditure of 33% or R20, 008 million.

• The Secretariat is undertaking research into the Resource Allocation Guide (RAG) and those finding should be made available to SAPS prior to the new RAG being finalised.

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KEY ISSUES: CIVILIAN SECRETARIAT FOR POLICE

• The Secretariat should also fill its vacancies in order for them to finalise the required legislation.

• The Secretariat should provide the Committee with the sites where 44 Community Safety Forums have been established.

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KEY ISSUES: PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY

• The PSIRA received a qualified financial audit for the 2012/13 financial year from the Auditor- General.

• The entity also ended the financial year with a deficit and this has raised questions about its ability to operate as a going concern.

• The current liabilities exceed the current assets by R4. 339 million and PSIRA have an accumulated deficit of R2.148 million. The AG report indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the public entity’s ability to operate as a going concern.

• Irregular expenditure of R7.7 million was incurred in 2012/13 which is a large increase from the previous year and was largely related to PSIRA not following the prescripts of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

• Material losses to the amount of R53. 006 million (2012: R82 487 million) were reported as a result of write-off of irrecoverable trade receivables.

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KEY ISSUES: INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE

• One of the more serious issues for the IPID is the under-spending of its budget by R 26 million, despite the department requesting and receiving a 28% increase on its main appropriation.

• A second major issue relates to the contingent liability of the IPID on its previous head office lease. It owes R11 million to a company (K. Sons) and the matter remains unresolved.

• The fact that SAPS is showing an increase in brutality is a real test for IPID to ensure that SAPS members comply with the standing orders and the national instructions.

• A review of the legal services programme must be undertaken and the Committee should monitor its progress.

• The Systemic Corruption Strategic document of the IPID should be made available to the Committee for comment.

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Questions?

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