Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Mireille Wenger
Answered by:
Hon Daniel Plato
Question Number:
2
Question Body:
Whether there is a (a) law or regulation, (b) standing order or instruction and/ or (c) guidelines prohibiting South African Police Service station commanders/station management from providing information to public representatives relating to crime statistics and police resources; if so; what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
The South African Police Services informed me as follows:
(a-c)The South African Police Service is a National Department. All instructions
and standing orders are governed by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
The annual release of crime statistics is a Cabinet decision.
Resource information is also available on the SAPS website.
Date:
Thursday, February 13, 2025
