Police Oversight and Community Safety
- (a) What was the final appropriation to the SAPS Detective Services in the Western Cape for the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what amount of this budget was actually spent in the province;
- how many active criminal cases are currently under investigation by SAPS detectives in the province,
- (a) how much has been spent on the training and professional development of detectives in the province during the 2024/25 financial year and (b) how does this compare to the planned training budget;
- (a) how many operational vehicles are currently allocated to Detective Services in the province, (b) how many of these vehicles are out of service and (c) what is the budgeted amount for the maintenance and replacement of these vehicles;
- (a) how many detectives are currently assigned to specialised units, such as (i) family violence, (ii) child protection, (iii) sexual offences (FCS) and (iv) organised-crime investigations in the province, and (b) what proportion of the total Detective Services budget supports these specialised units;
- what portion of the Detective Services budget is allocated to the improvement of investigative tools?
(1) (a) Final appropriation was R218 150 000.
(b) Actual spend was R225 814 986.
(2) Active criminal cases are 293 224.
(3) (a)Amount spent on the development of Detectives is R371 366.
(b) Planned training budget was R463 245.
(4) (a) Total vehicles allocated to Detectives Services in the Province - 1628
(b) Vehicle out of services for Detectives - 178
(c) Allocated Budget for maintenance of vehicles including fuel: R102 604 703. Allocated Budget for new vehicles: R60 172 0
(5) (a)(i) The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences is one established unit combining parts (1), (ii) and (iii) of the question – 298 detectives
(ii) N/A
(iii) N/A
(iv) 82 detectives
(b) The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences budget allocation is R22 869 411. The Organised Crime Investigations allocated budget is R3 367 806.
(6) The question touches on a broad range of detective-related functions, including training, the acquisition of investigative tools, and the development of specialised techniques. These functions are not funded through a single, dedicated line item but are instead supported across several Divisions and components within the broader policing budget.
Allocations for investigative tools may be embedded within operational support, technology and systems upgrades, forensic services, and capacity-building components, many of which are managed at both national and provincial levels. Because the funding for these elements is distributed across multiple budgetary components and is not ring-fenced exclusively for investigative tool enhancement, it is not possible to specify a definitive portion of the Detective Services budget that can be singularly attributed to the improvement of investigative tools.
