Police Oversight and Community Safety

Question by:

Hon Benedicta van Minnen

Answered by:

Hon Anroux Marais

Question Number:

Question Body:

(a) How many investigations of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in the province are currently outstanding, (b) how many of these cases have been open for longer than (i) 6 months, (ii) 12 months and (iii) 24 months and (c) what are the categories of these cases;
what was the average time taken to finalise IPID investigations in the province in the (a) 2023/24 and (b) 2024/25 financial years;
(a) how many disciplinary recommendations made by the IPID in the province have not been implemented by the South African Police Service, (b) what reasons were provided for non-implementation and (c) what consequence management followed where recommendations were ignored;
(a) how many IPID investigators are currently allocated to the province and (b) what is the caseload per investigator;
whether any additional funding has been allocated to address the backlog; if so, what are the relevant details?

Answer Body:

(2) This question should be directed to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).

(3) (a) None, all disciplinary recommendations made by the IPID in the province have been implemented.

(b) Not Applicable

(4) This question should be directed to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).

(5) This question should be directed to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).

Date:

Friday, February 20, 2026

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