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INDEPENDENT COMPLAINTS DIRECTORATE

INDEPENDENT COMPLAINTS DIRECTORATE. Portfolio Committee for Safety and Security 24 April 2002. Introduction. Scope of work of the ICD Budget of the ICD. Personnel structure. Funded posts: 166 Filled posts: 149 Vacant posts: 17. Structure of ICD. Disciplinary cases of importance.

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INDEPENDENT COMPLAINTS DIRECTORATE

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  1. INDEPENDENT COMPLAINTS DIRECTORATE Portfolio Committee for Safety and Security 24 April 2002

  2. Introduction Scope of work of the ICD Budget of the ICD

  3. Personnel structure • Funded posts: 166 • Filled posts: 149 • Vacant posts: 17

  4. Structure of ICD

  5. Disciplinary cases of importance

  6. Training and Development • Training and Development • More than 65 staff attended 23 courses. • Senior Managers will be exposed to financial as well as leadership training. • Bursaries • Eight of 11 bursary holders passed. • Another 10 employees were granted bursaries.

  7. Information Technology • Major security improvement. • More hardware and software will be installed and an awareness campaign to improve IT security. • Minimum-security measures prescribed by NIA and SACSA. • eGovernment initiatives currently underway, such as the Gateway Project, require improved security and interoperability.

  8. Service Delivery Improvement Programme • Baseline for service delivery in each of the programmes. • Public Service Delivery Week, President’s “Letsima” programme and Imbizo Focus Weeks.

  9. Challenges for the financial year 2002/03 • Moving away from the FMS to BAS as a step towards accrual accounting. • Exposing the Investigators to more advanced investigative courses to raise the level of competence. • Striving to comply with the Employment Equity Plan. • Reduction of misconduct/grievances. • Raising the level of security awareness amongst staff members. • Engaging in more information sessions to raise the level of HIV/AIDS awareness. • Gearing the IT management system to eGovernment.

  10. P2: Investigation of complaints • To investigate deaths in police custody and as a result of police action. • To investigate complaints of police criminality and misconduct.

  11. Priority Investigations • Crimes against women (femicide, rape and spousal abuse). • Crimes against children. • Violent crimes e.g. attempted murder, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. • Corruption by police officials, specifically in cases involving theft and/or sale of case dockets and escapes from lawful police custody.

  12. Highlights of cases investigated in 2001/02 • Crimes against women • SAPS Durban Central (Femicide) • SAPS Claremont (Rape) • Crimes against children • SAPS Mqandule (Assault GBH) • Corruption • SAPS Nelspruit

  13. Service Delivery Improvement Programme • Effective use of the database • Provincial Departments of Health • DPP • Forensic Science Laboratory • Preliminary investigations • Full investigations • Crime scenes

  14. Challenges for 2002/03 • Ethical conduct • Training

  15. P3: Research and Development • Complaints Registry • Monitoring • Research and Development

  16. Complaints: 01/04/01 –31/12/01

  17. (Class I) Deaths in police custody and as a result of police action from 01/04/2001 – 31/12/2001

  18. (Class I) Deaths in police custody and as a result of police action from 01/04/2001 – 31/12/2001 (continued)

  19. (Class III) Serious offences committed by members of the police from 01/04/2001 – 31/12/2001

  20. (Class III) serious offences committed by members of the police from 01/04/2001 – 31/12/2001 (continued)

  21. (Class IV) Acts of misconduct by members of SAPS from 01/04/2001 – 31/12/2001

  22. (Class IV) Acts of misconduct by members of SAPS from 01/04/2001 – 31/12/2001 (continued)

  23. Monitoring • “Surprise” visits to police stations were conducted during November 2001 to identify factors or circumstances that promote escapes by suspects from lawful custody. • During the Public Service Week in November 2001 police stations were visited on an unannounced basis due to complaints received of poor service. • During the Imbizo Focus Week several vulnerable communities in rural and farming areas were visited.

  24. Research • In an attempt to pro-actively deal with trends and practices, the ICD has completed research projects on the following: • Use of police dogs on civilians • Racism • Stripping of parts from vehicles at police vehicle pounds • Profiling strategy to identify those police members prone to violence

  25. Service Delivery Improvement Programme • There is an improvement with regard to the case management system. • The referral of cases to internal components has improved. • The sending of acknowledgement letters to new complainants has improved. • Progress reports to complainants remain a problem, but steps have been taken to address this problem.

  26. Challenges for 2002/2003 • It is expected that complaints against MPS will rise – challenge is to ensure that the registration of these cases does not adversely affect the current smooth running of the case management system. • Identified research projects for this year, example research on the weaknesses in SAPS Disciplinary Mechanisms, SAPS training. • Implementation of DVA by SAPS remains the biggest challenge.

  27. Expenditure as at 31 March 2002 (Preliminary)

  28. Breakdown of main administrative expenditure items for 2001/02 per Programme

  29. Budget allocation for 2002/03

  30. Conclusion Adv. KD McKenzie

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