Police Oversight and Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Gillion Bosman
Answered by:
Hon Reagen Allen
Question Number:
1
Question Body:
In relation to the Public Order Policing Unit in the province:
- How many police officers have been assigned to the unit in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 and (b) what has been the budget assigned to the unit during the same period?
Answer Body:
The reply of the South African Police Service [SAPS]:
1. [a] [i] 412
[ii] 380
[iii] 380
[iv] 392
[v] 384 [In addition 400 constables were ring-fenced from the intake of April 2022 and 121 constables were allocated to National POP situated in Cape Town].
[b] [i] R14 146 000
[ii] R14 677 500
[iii] R13 976 000
[iv] R13 621 000
[v] R13 710 000
The above refers to the operational budget, which excludes compensation.
Date:
Friday, February 10, 2023
