SECRETARIAT FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
BRIEFING TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
CAPE TOWN
29 MAY 2002

Purpose of the Presentation
To brief the Portfolio Committee with regard to:
- Legal status of the Secretariat
- Review of the SAPS Act
- Business Plan for the Secretariat for Safety and Security, 2002-2005

Background
- Constitution provides for the establishment of the Secretariat to function under direction of the Minister
- Secretariat is mandated by SAPS Act to provide the Minister with legal, policy, administrative and communication support
- A Business Plan of the Secretariat based on the Secretary's Draft Performance Agreement has been prepared

Legal Status of the Secretariat
- The Secretariat currently functions as a Division of the SAPS
- The matter of independence was addressed in the White Paper for Safety and Security
- The matter was also raised with the DPSA which provided a comment
- The matter was sharply raised by the Portfolio Committee
- Minister directed that the matter relating to the legal status be addressed

OPTIONS
- There are basically three models
= British Model (HIMC)
= South African Defence Secretariat
= Organizational Component model

- Organizational Component Model is the recommended option

Structure of the Secretariat
- There are four components
= Office of the Secretary
= Monitoring and Analysis
= Policy Development and Evaluation
= Legal and Corporate Services

- Currently filling in vacant posts
= Chief Director
= Deputy Director Communications
= Deputy Director Liaison

APPROACH TO CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT
- Advising the Minister on the functioning of the Service to enable the Minister to direct SAPS
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Functional Activities and Operations of SAPS
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Organizational and Transformation Priorities within SAPS
- Providing Legal and Constitutional advice and Monitoring of Litigations against the SAPS
- Developing Policing Policy and Legislation

Monitoring: Functional Activities and Operations
- Effectiveness and efficiency of:
= National Crime Combating Strategy
= SAPS Strategy to Combat Organized Crime
= SAPS Strategy to fight crime against women and children
= Social Crime Prevention Strategy of SAPS

Monitoring: Organizational and Transformation Priorities
- Review of SAPS Training Systems
- Assessment of Recruitment, Deployment, Promotion and Development of Personnel Strategies
- Assessment of application of discipline in SAPS
- Audit of Affirmative Action
- Assessment of Resource Allocation, including the building, upgrading and maintenance of Stations