Annual Performance Plan - Saps

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Priority Crime Investigation; upgrading the IT network; and reviewing and modernising the criminal justice system to
create an integrated criminal justice environment.
The Budget sets out additional allocations of R872.9 million in 2012/13, R990.8 million in 2013/14 and R1.1 billion in
2014/15 for higher than budgeted salary increases granted in 2011/12.
Infrastructure spending
Spending on infrastructure increased from R991.1 million in 2008/09 to R1.2 billion in 2011/12 at an average annual
rate of 7.6 per cent, and is expected to increase to R1.5 billion over the medium term at an average annual rate of
7.3 per cent. Allocations earmarked for infrastructure will be used to build and upgrade police stations. Spending on
office accommodation functions devolved from the Department of Public Works increases from R1.4 billion in 2008/09
to R3.2 billion in 2014/15, at an average annual rate of 19.5 per cent.
In 2008/09, the department began building a forensic laboratory in Western Cape and expects it to be completed
in 2012/13. The new building will accommodate all the different forensic disciplines to eliminate the duplication of
certain administration processes. The new laboratory complex will also allow for an increase in personnel capacity and
analytical instrumentation.
Spending priority focus
The Police budget over the medium term is aligned to the priority indications thus taking into account departmental
strategic objectives for the medium term period ahead. These focus areas are:
• Specific emphasis on –
o Enhance Investigative capacity quite significantly
o Enhance Crime Intelligence capacity
o Enhance Visible Policing capacity
o Enhancing Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) capacity as far as human and
physical resources are concerned.
• Continued training focus – basic, investigative training, Community Service Centre (CSC) Commander, etc.
• Resourcing the CJS Revamp initiative intensely – Criminal Record Centre (CRC), Forensic Science Laboratory
(FSL) and systems
• Continuous funding of the Integrated Justice Systems (IJS)
• Upgrading of the hosting and network infrastructure
• Resourcing of the DPCI – address organised crime etc.
• Capital infrastructure and property management
• Establish tactical response teams in provinces
• Re-establishment and roll-out of Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Units and
• Strengthening of Stock Theft Units.
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