Police Oversight and Community Safety:
In relation to SAPS station commanders:
- What are the criteria used to appoint a station commander, (b) how many station commanders in the Western Cape are due to retire at the end of this financial year and (c)(i) how many station commanders have been moved to other police stations in (aa) 2018/19, (bb) 2019/20, (cc) 2020/21, (dd) 2021/22 and (ee) 2022/23 to date and (ii) what are the relevant details and reasons?
The reply of the South African Police Service (SAPS):
8. (a) The criteria utilised to appoint station commanders are due to service terminations, resignations, retirement, promotions, transfers, and new posts in terms of the Fixed Establishment.
(b) 2
(c) (i) (aa) 4
(bb) 1
(cc) 0
(dd) 7
(ee) 5
(ii) (aa) Due to cross-transfers and to enhance service delivery.
(bb) To enhance service delivery.
(cc) Not applicable.
(dd) Transfers in terms of SSSBC Agreement 5/1999 and to enhance service delivery.
(ee) Due to a post that became vacant, the newly established districts, transfer in terms of the SSSBC Agreement 5/1999 and to enhance service delivery.
