The Portfolio Committee on Police (formerly the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security) is a
portfolio committee of the
National Assembly of South Africa
The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation sy ...
. It is responsible for oversight of the agencies managed by the
Minister of Police, including the
South African Police Service
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1,154 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the Provinces of South Africa, provincial borders, and a Provincial Commis ...
.
Mandate
The committee oversees the
Department of Police and the
South African Police Service
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1,154 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the Provinces of South Africa, provincial borders, and a Provincial Commis ...
(SAPS) and other statutory entities, including the
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA), the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board), and the Office of the DPCI Judge.
List of chairpersons
References
External links
Portfolio Committee on Policeat Parliament of South Africa
Policeat Parliamentary Monitoring Group
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Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa