The remaining sections of the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act of 2011 that did not come into effect in December 2011 will now come into force on 1 April 2014.
The act seeks to give effect to section 208 of the Constitution by establishing a civilian secretariat tasked with monitoring, assessing and evaluating the performance of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
The minister of police will be responsible for the new secretariat.
Provincial police secretariats will be expected to align their planning and operations with the new national secretariat.
The civilian secretariat will be expected to:
• Exercise civilian oversight over the SAPS
• Advise the minister on developing and implementing policies
• Provide administrative support to the minister
• Communicate with stakeholders
• Form a partnership with stakeholders to improve service delivery by SAPS
• Improve relations between itself and the independent police investigative directorate
In terms of the sections that are to now come into effect, section 4(2) refers to the establishing of the secretariat as a national department while 4(3) deals with the secretary as the accounting officer of the secretariat.
Section 14 focuses on the responsibilities of the secretary in terms of finances and accountability.
The proclamation notice was published in Government Gazette 37151.
Prior to the notice, the presidency had indicated in a statement at the beginning of December that the remaining sections were to commence on 1 April.
Source: SABINET
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