Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Ricardo Mackenzie
Answered by:
Hon Anroux Marais
Question Number:
14
Question Body:
With regard to police training:
(1) (a) What sort of training do police officers receive with regard to the taking statements from the public and (b) how often is this training done;
(2) whether the training is being done in their mother tongue; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
[1] [a] Statement Taking is a 5-day course on the SAPS Training Administration System. Western Cape SAPS also does regular refresher courses or in-service training for members as and when requested by their commanders.
[b] During the 2021/2022 financial year 8 courses were conducted and 11 courses are planned for the 2022/2023 financial year.
[2] Training is done in English as per the official language in SAPS.
Date:
Thursday, April 14, 2022
