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Select Committee on Security and Justice JUNE 2014. Overview of Presentation. National Development Plan Criminal Justice Cluster The Department of Police The Department of Defence and Military Veterans. Purpose of Presentation. Sectoral Analysis Key Issues in respect of Budget
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Select Committee on Security and Justice JUNE 2014
Overview of Presentation • National Development Plan • Criminal Justice Cluster • The Department of Police • The Department of Defence and Military Veterans
Purpose of Presentation • Sectoral Analysis • Key Issues in respect of Budget • Department of Police • Department of Defence and Military Veterans
National Development Plan • Government Outcome 3: “all people in South Africa are and feel safe”. • NDP: long-term social crime prevention strategies that look at the causes of crime and require coordination of all departments
NDP – Criminal Justice Cluster • Strengthen the criminal justice system • Professionalising the Police Service • Demilitarise the police • Increase rehabilitation of prisoners and reduce recidivism • Build safety using an integrated approach
Criminal Justice Cluster Budget Overview
DEPARTMENTS OVERSEEN BY THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON POLICE • Prevent, combat & investigate crime • Maintain public order • Protect & secure the inhabitants of the Republic & their property • Uphold & enforce the law. • Ensure independent oversight over South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Metropolitan Police Services • Conduct independent and impartial investigations of identified criminal offences allegedly committed by members of the SAPS and the MPS • Promote proper police conduct • Provide quality, timeous evidence-based strategic research and policy advice • Develop and build strategic partnerships in the fight against crime • strengthen the national dialogue and relationships on safety and crime prevention • Initiate policy driven legislation on policing and security matters • Regulate the private security industry • Prevent, combat and investigate crime • Exercise effective control of security service providers in the public and national interest • Exercise effective control of security service providers in the interest of the security industry
Policy and Legislation • White Paper on Policing • The South African Police Services Act 1995 • National Key Points Act
Provincial Crime Statistics • Highest Crime Provinces 2013 : • Gauteng • Western Cape • KwaZulu Natal • Main contributing factors: • Labour unrest • Drugs • Gangsterism
SAPS Programmes • Administration • Visible Policing • Detectives • Crime Intelligence • Protection and Security services programmes
Police Budget • Visible policing - 51.1% of the overall budget • The key sub programmes of visible policing are: • Crime Prevention • Border Security • Specialised interventions • Facilities
Police Budget • Crime Prevention - R29 million for 2014/15 which is equivalent to approximately 79% of the Visible Policing budget. • The Crime prevention arm of SAPS will deal with Sector policing, community police forums, implementation of the rural safety strategy and police stations where victim friendly service to victims of rape, sexual offences, domestic violence and abuse is set up.
Key Programmes for Committee • Sector Policing and Community Police Forums: - Rural Safety Strategy - Victim friendly facilities at police stations - Public Order Policing - Khayelitsha Commission of Enquiry - Farlam Commission of Enquiry
DEPARTMENTS OVESEEN BY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS Defend and protect the RSA, its territorial integrity and its people, in accordance with the Constitution and the principles of international law regulating the use of force To facilitate delivery and co-ordinate all activities that recognise and entrench the restoration of dignity and appreciation of the contribution of Military veterans to our freedom and nation building. To preserve and protect the Military and cultural heritage of the Castle of Good Hope, to optimise its tourism potential, and to maximise public access to the parts of the Castle not used by the DOD. Meet the acquisition, maintenance and disposal needs of the DOD and other clients in terms of defence materiel and related products and services
Background • SONA : " The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been a source of national pride as it participated in peacekeeping missions in the continent. This role will continue and government is looking into the resourcing of the SANDF mandate in line with recently concluded Defence Review.“ • NDP: Chapter 12: Building safer communities: • Reduce youth unemployment: • Strengthen South Africa's position in the SADC region and increase trade and investment.
Defence and Military Veterans SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF) • Priorities • Border safeguarding • External deployments • Renewal of the SANDF’s Landward defence capability • The Execution of the Maritime Strategy • Internal operations • Capacitation of the Armscor Dockyard • Establishment of a naval base in Durban
Budget Priorities - Defence Landward Defence – R13bn Sub-Programmes: Infantry Capability: Support Capability: Air Defence: R7bn
MAIN DEFENCE PROGRAMMES • Landward Defence Programme • Air Defence Programme
2014 Defence Review • Defence Mandate, Defence commitments and the resource allocation. • Defence policy has been located within the context of South Africa’s foreign and security policy priorities. • Greater budget allocation or a scaled down level of ambition and commitment which is aligned to the current budget allocation.
Military Veterans • National Policy on standards on socio-economic support to military veterans and their dependants • Operating separately from DOD since April 2013 • Major Risks: • insufficient budget • Insufficient accomodation • Reliability, accuracy and completeness of MV beneficiary database. • Medium Term: Socio-economic support and empowerment and stakeholder management
Concluding Comments • Monitor Implementation: • Visible Policing – translation into decreased crime statistics • Defence Review – Budget and Priorities
Thank you. Ms Anthea van der Burg Ext. #8465 avanderburg@parliament.gov.za