Manual South African Police Service Section 14
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
MANUAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 14 OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT, 2000 (ACT NO. 2 OF 2000) ISSUED BY THE INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE 2002 CONTENT NO.SUBJECT PAGE 1.STRUCTURE OF THE SERVICE 1.1 NATIONAL LEVEL..................................................................1 1.2 PROVINCIAL / AREA / STATION LEVEL ...........................2 (1)EASTERN CAPE ...........................................................2 (2)FREE STATE..................................................................3 (3)GAUTENG.......................................................................4 (4)KWAZULU-NATAL .......................................................5 (5)LIMPOPO ........................................................................6 (6)MPUMALANGA .............................................................7 (7)NORTHERN CAPE ........................................................8 (8)NORTH WEST ................................................................9 (9)WESTERN CAPE ...........................................................10 2.FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................11 2.1NATIONAL LEVEL ...................................................................11 (1)CAREER MANAGEMENT ............................................11 (2)CRIME INTELLIGENCE ..............................................11 (3)CRIME PREVENTION .................................................12 (4)DETECTIVE SERVICES ...............................................12 (5)FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES ...13 (6)LEGAL SERVICES ........................................................13 (7)LOGISTICS ...................................................................14 (8)MANAGEMENT SERVICES .........................................14 (9)NATIONAL EVALUATION SERVICE ........................14 (10)OPERATIONAL RESPONSE SERVICES ....................15 (11)PERSONNEL SERVICES ..............................................16 (12)TRAINING ......................................................................16 2.2PROVINCIAL LEVEL ..............................................................16 (1)PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER .................................16 (2)AREA COMMISSIONER ...............................................17 (3)STATION COMMISSIONER ........................................17 2.3OPERATIONAL UNITS OR COMPONENTS .........................18 (1)ACCIDENT UNIT ...........................................................18 (2)AIR WING .......................................................................18 (3)BASIC UNIFORM (POLICE STATION).......................18 (4)BORDER POLICING .....................................................18 (5)COMMUNITY POLICING ............................................18 (6)CRIME PREVENTION ..................................................18 (7)DIVING UNIT .................................................................18 (8)DOG UNIT ......................................................................18 (9)EQUESTRIAN UNIT ......................................................19 (10)FLYING SQUAD .............................................................19 (11)POLICE MORTUARIES ................................................19 (12)PROTECTION SERVICES ............................................19 (13)PUBLIC ORDER POLICING .......................................19 (14)RADIO CONTROL .........................................................19 (15)SOCIAL CRIME PREVENTION ..................................19 (16)SPECIAL TASK FORCE ...............................................19 (17)WATER WING ..............................................................19 2.4INVESTIGATION UNITS OR COMPONENTS ......................19 (1)ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT .........................................19 (2)CRIME INTELLIGENCE ..............................................19 (3)COMMERCIAL BRANCH ............................................20 (4)CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE INVESTIGATION UNIT ...............................................................................20 (5)CROSS BORDER OPERATIONS ................................20 (6)CRIMINAL RECORD CENTRE ...................................20 (7)DIAMOND AND GOLD BRANCH ...............................20 (8)DETECTIVE ACADEMY ..............................................20 (9)ENDANGERED SPECIES UNIT ...................................20 (10)FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD PROTECTION AND SEXUAL OFFENCES (FCS) UNIT ................................................................................21 (11)FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY ......................21 (12)GENERAL DETECTIVE UNIT .....................................21 (13)ILLEGAL FIREARMS INVESTIGATION UNIT ........21 (14)INTERPOL .....................................................................21 (15)MURDER AND ROBBERY / GANGSTERISM / HI-JACKING UNIT ......................................................21 (16)OCCULT RELATED CRIME ......................................21 (17)ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT ........................................21 (18)PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES: DETECTIVE SERVICE ......................................................................22 (19)SOUTH AFRICAN NARCOTICS BUREAU UNIT (SANAB).........................................................................22 (20)SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT ...............................22 (21)STOCK THEFT INVESTIGATION UNIT ....................22 (22)TAXI VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION UNIT ................22 (23)TRANSITO THEFT INVESTIGATION UNIT .............22 (24)VEHICLE CRIME INVESTIGATION UNIT ...............22 2.5SUPPORT UNITS OR COMPONENTS ....................................22 (1)AUXILIARY SERVICES ...............................................22 (2)CAREER MANAGEMENT ..........................................22 (3)CENTRAL FIREARMS REGISTER .............................23 (4)COMMUNICATION AND LIAISON SERVICES ........23 (5)EFFICIENCY SERVICES ..............................................23 (6)EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME .........23 (7)FINANCIAL SERVICES ...............................................23 (8)INFORMATION AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT .....23 (9)INSPECTORATE ........................................................23 (10)LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ..............23 (11)LEGAL SERVICES ........................................................24 (12)LOGISTICS ....................................................................24 (13)PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ..............................24 (14)PERSONNEL SERVICES ..............................................24 (15)POLICE GARAGES .......................................................24 (16)SPIRITUAL SERVICES .................................................24 (17)STRATEGIC PLANNING ..............................................24 (18)TRAINING ......................................................................24 3.CONTACT DETAILS OF DEPUTY INFORMATION OFFICERS ..........................................................................................25 3.1.NATIONAL LEVEL ...................................................................25 3.2PROVINCIAL / AREA / STATION LEVEL .............................27 (1)EASTERN CAPE ............................................................27 (2)FREE STATE .................................................................40 (3)GAUTENG ......................................................................49 (4)KWAZULU-NATAL .......................................................60 (5)LIMPOPO .......................................................................75 (6)MPUMALANGA ............................................................83 (7)NORTHERN CAPE ........................................................91 (8)NORTH WEST ...............................................................98 (9)WESTERN CAPE ...........................................................103 4.THE GUIDE ISSUED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ..................................................................................115 4.1DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................115 4.2AVAILABILITY OR ACCESS TO THE GUIDE .....................115 (1)THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION .......................115 (2)INFORMATION OFFICER: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................116 (3)INFORMATION OFFICER: PUBLIC BODY ..............116 (4)DIRECTOR-GENERAL: COMMUNICATIONS .........117 (5)THE HEAD OF AN OFFICE, REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS (2), (3) AND (4) AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF A POST OFFICE ...............................117 5.REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO A RECORD HELD BY OR UNDER CONTROL OF THE SERVICE ..........................118 5.1PURPOSE OF THE ACT ...........................................................118 5.2INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED ....................118 5.3APPLICATION OF THIS ACT .................................................118 (1)EXCLUSION OF A PROVISION OF OTHER LEGISLATION ...............................................................118 (2)CRIMINAL - OR CIVIL PROCEEDINGS ...................118 (3)GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL OF ACCESS TO RECORDS .......................................................................118 (4)CABINET, COURTS, PARLIAMENT AND PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES ..................................118 (5)EXTRA-DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES ...........................118 (6)LABOUR UNIONS .........................................................119 (7)POLICE DOCKETS