Community Safety
(1) (a) What are the (i) granted number and (ii) actual number of (aa) South African Police Service Act personnel and (bb) Public Service Act personnel at the Laingsburg Police Station and (b) how many vacancies are there currently;
(2) (a) what number of holding cells are there at Laingsburg Police Station and (b) what is (i) the current condition of the holding cells, (ii) the holding capacity of each cell and (iii) the cell-to-population ration for the Laingsburg municipal area?
The South African Police Service informed me as follow:
2. (1) (a)(i)(aa) 48
(bb) 19
(ii) (aa) 39
(bb) 17
(b) 11
(2)(a) 7
(b)(i) Poor. All renovation needs are encompassed in the UAMP (User Asset Management Plan) of SAPS.
(ii) 5
(iii) SAPS is not in position to answer the question.
