SAPS - National Treasury

1 18124SA Police ServiceAimThe aim of the South African Police Service (SAPS) is to prevent, combat and investigate crime,maintain public order, protect and secure the inhabitants of South Africa and their property, anduphold and enforce the developmentsThe Department is responsible for police operations, and includes the Secretariat for Safety andSecurity, which is responsible for policy and the implementation of the National Crime Department is reviewing its structure, policies and strategies in view of the 1998 White Paperon Safety and Security s approach to crime prevention, visible policing, criminal investigation anddepartmental function, structure and location of the Secretariat for Safety and Security has been reviewedand realigned with the changing needs of the Department.

2 The SAPS has increased the number ofnational divisions from five to 10, with new divisions being established to enhance humanresources management, crime prevention, logistics management and generation and utilisation ofcrime Department, in conjunction with its partner departments in the integrated justice sector, isdeveloping and implementing joint programmes to increase coordination and funds are earmarked for the other departments in the sector to develop integratedsystems and upgrade existing infrastructure.

3 The SAPS and its partner departments are allocatedfunds for coordinated work within the criminal justice system. The SAPS is allocated R83 millionin 2000 /01, R111 million in 2001/02 and R76 million in 2002/03 for fast-tracking programmes toimprove performance, set up integrated information technology infrastructure and improve socialcrime prevention main modernisation programmes of the SAPS are: The Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which will reduce the turnaround time ofrequests for criminal records and suspect identifications, while simultaneously increasing theaccuracy and completeness of the reports.

4 An advanced Criminal History Record Information System is to be developed to increase thespeed, accuracy and accessibility of criminal records in South are advanced for securing the fingerprint system through a public-private partnership,at reduced cost to the National Expenditure Survey182 Expenditure estimatesTable Expenditure by programmeExpenditure outcomeRevisedestimateMedium-term expenditure estimateR million1996/971997/981998/991999/002000/ 012001/022002/03 Administration 3 035,6 2 862,0 3 703,2 3 943,3 4 125,3 4 377,8 4 525,1 Crime prevention andresponse services 6 440,2 7 477,3 7 463,6 7 863,1 8 192,5 8 608,7 9 043,4 Detective services 2 121,2 2 458,3 2 681,6 2 689,0 3 034,2 3 283,7 3 478,2 Departmental vote1 11 597.

5 0 12 797,6 13 850,2 14 495,3 15 352,0 16 270,2 17 046,7 Public works2 37,7 50,9 129,6 155,4 104,9 115,7 125,8 Total 11 634,7 12 848,5 13 979,8 14 650,7 15 456,9 16 385,9 17 172,5 Change to 1999 Budget estimate 99,6306,4743,5 1 Including authorised losses of R1,8 million in 1998 Appropriated on Vote 26: Public Works. Administration comprises the policy and management work of the Ministry, Secretariat andsenior management functions in the SAPS. In addition, funds used to provide medical benefitsare voted under this programme.

6 Crime prevention and response services comprises work at police stations around the country,as well as certain specialised functions such as public-order policing, VIP protection and thevarious dog units. Detective services includes the investigative and intelligence-related work of the SAPS, as wellas training of detectives, provision of forensic evidence, analysis of crime trends andmaintenance of criminal logistics, financial and administration service divisions comprise the Administrationprogramme.

7 Crime prevention and response services constitutes crime prevention and operationalresponse, while Detective services comprises the detective services and crime Economic classification of expenditureExpenditure outcomeRevisedestimateMedium-term expenditureestimateR million1996/971997/981998/991999/002000/ 012001/022002/03 CurrentPersonnel 9 132,7 10 574,1 11 358,8 11 574,7 11 980,9 12 557,9 13 324,4 Transfer payments Other 1 750,4 1 882,9 2 099,6 2 332,7 2 961,4 3 215,9 3 234,6 Capital expenditureTransfer payments Acquisition of capitalassets 751,6 391,5521,4 743,3 514,5 612,2 613,6 Total11 634,7 12 848,5 13 979,8 14 650,7 15 456,9 16 385,9 17 172,5 Spending in the SAPS has grown by 8 per cent a year between 1996/97 and 1999/00, with a furtherincrease of 5,4 per cent a year projected between 1999/00 and 2002/03.

8 The policy of theDepartment has been to rectify the imbalance between personnel spending and investment ininfrastructure and material resources for the SAPS. This can be seen in the reduction ofproportional expenditure on personnel from 82,3 per cent in 1997/98 to 77,6 per cent in 2002 African Police Service183 This has permitted increased spending both on capital assets and on non-personnel key historical problems in the SAPS were the poor pay of police officers and limitedresources for equipping members in their work.

9 To address these and improve the balance ofspending between personnel and other resources, the SAPS dramatically increased remunerationlevels for police officers. This has necessitated a decline in personnel numbers from about 148 000in 1994 to about 125 000 in 1999, with a target of between 120 000 and 123 000 fully equippedpersonnel over the next two years. These losses will be partly offset by: improving management systems to reduce absenteeism appointing civilians for administrative work, thereby releasing trained police officers.

10 Improving training and resourcing to increase 1: AdministrationTable Programme expenditureBudgetestimateAdjustedappropr iationRevisedestimateMedium-term expenditure estimateR million1999/002000/012001/022002/031999 Budget3 665,43 943,33 943,33 634,33 768,3 2000 Budget 4 125,34 377,84 525,1 Change to 1999 Budget estimate 277,9277,9491,0609,5 Several management and policy functions are funded through the Administration programme,including the Ministry, legal services, financial services.