SAPS ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY OVERVIEW TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON POLICE – 13 SEPTEMBER 2011

PRESENTATION CONTENTS  The Minimum Anti-Corruption Capacity Requirements (MACC)  The process for the development of the SAPS Anti-Corruption Strategy (ACS)  The aim of the four pillars of the ACS  Overview of the four pillars: priorities, objectives, current and planned implementation  The Prevention Pillar  The Detection Pillar  The Investigation Pillar  The Resolution Pillar  Way Forward. 2

THE MINIMUM ANTI-CORRUPTION CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS (MACC)  Cabinet decided in September 2003 to require all public service departments and entities to have a specific ‘minimum level of anti- corruption capacity’ within their departments. 3

THE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAPS ACS  DPSA Minimum Anti-corruption Requirements (MACC) Audit  SAPS was assessed as being 69% compliant with the MACC, in 7 th position overall of 27 national departments involved in the audit  An internal national workshop was conducted to consult / develop the strategy  Consultation and sensitization processes are underway  The development and refinement of the elements of the ACS, within the 4 pillars  The ACS will be approved by the SAPS National Management Forum by the end of September

THE AIM OF THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE ACS 5

THE PREVENTION PILLAR  Prevention Pillar Priority 1 – To develop and implement an Integrity Management Framework for the SAPS  Objective 1 - To establish an effective Ethics and Integrity Management capacity within the SAPS  Objective 2 – To ensure managerial assistance to members in the prevention of corruption and fraud to empower them with the skills and knowledge required to avoid unethical, unprofessional and corrupt and fraudulent conduct  Objective 3: To identify, assess and manage the risks related to unethical, unprofessional and criminal (as well as corrupt and fraudulent) conduct by SAPS members  Objective 4: To manage the SAPS’ corruption prevention policies and procedures  Objective 5: To support the strategy through the conducting of research. 6

THE PREVENTION PILLAR CONT…  Prevention Pillar Priority 2 – Communicating the ACS  Objective 1 - Launch the “Look Out” Campaign to create awareness among members on the 9 th of December 2011 to focus on:  Explanation of the definition of corruption and fraud  Causes and consequences of corruption and fraud within the SAPS  How and where corruption and fraud involving SAPS members can be reported, including the promoting of whistleblowing, the Presidential Hotline and the National Anti-corruption Hotline  Popularizing the SAPS Gifts Policy and Register through internal communication tools  Recognition of good work done by members  Publicly demonstrating the commitment of the SAPS to clean and effective governance  Objective 2 - External communication of corruption awareness and reporting with existing and new community-based partners (e.g. Shout, Primedia, CPFs, BACSA). 7

THE PREVENTION PILLAR CONT…  Priority 3 – To monitor and evaluate the ACS  Objective 1 - Monitoring and Evaluating the implementation of the ACS.  Annual assessment of ACS compliance with the MACC  Benchmarking of the ACS  Specific performance indicators will be included  The number of SAPS members arrested and charged criminally  The number of guilty and not-guilty verdicts  The court-ready case docket rate for corruption and corruption-related offences  The number of SAPS members charged departmentally  Conducting annual impact evaluation studies on ACS implementation. 8

CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION – PREVENTION PILLAR  Corruption and fraud by SAPS members prioritized as a strategic risk  National Risk Committee manages the development and implementation process  Public statements by the Minister, Deputy Minister and the National Management on the zero tolerance approach to corrupt SAPS members  Ethics officers designated at national and provincial levels  Anti-corruption Communication Plan in place  Communiqués with members regarding the consequences of corruption and the need to maintain professional conduct  Sensitization of members initiated on 1 January 2011  (19,2%) members sensitized at all levels  Recruitment process strengthened to improve quality of entry level members  Community involvement in selection process  Vetting of applicants  Existing anti-corruption skills development modules offered:  The 2011 entry level members trained on the new sensitization module  Employee Health and Wellness work ethics and anti-corruption module  Integrity Testing Model currently being developed  Customized Employee Health and Wellness support programmes implemented  Consultation with all levels on the further development of the Prevention Pillar, including the Integrity Management Framework. 9

PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION – PREVENTION PILLAR  Implementation of corruption prevention policies subsequent to the approval of the ACS  Planned launch of the Anti-corruption Strategy on International Anti-corruption Day on 9 December 2011  Ethics and Integrity Indaba planned to be held by March 2012  Finalize formal anti-corruption skills development courses for all levels  Conduct research regarding public perceptions of corruption and impact evaluations  Establishing a Centre for Service Excellence within the SAPS to:  coordinate reports of unprofessional service delivery; and  commendations for good service delivery. 10

THE DETECTION PILLAR  Priority 1 – Management of reports and allegations of corruption and fraud submitted to the SAPS  Objective 1- Ensure the development of a Centralized Management Information System  Objective 2 – Ensure periodic reporting to the DPSA in line with the MACC  Priority 2 - Develop an integrated approach to detecting corruption within the SAPS  Objective 1 – To determine corruption-prone areas and identify trends for targeted intervention  Objective 2 – Ensure an integrated detection approach by Crime Intelligence, the Inspectorate and Internal Audit. 11

CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION – DETECTION PILLAR 12  Risk-based audits and inspections by the Internal Audit Component and Inspectorate respectively  Corruption and fraud risk assessments conducted by divisions and provinces  Manage reports of corruption and fraud received from the Presidential Hotline and the National Anti-corruption Hotline  The management of complaints of unprofessional conduct by SAPS members from the Ministry, Secretary of Police, the ICD and those reported to the Inspectorate  Profiling and vetting of members by Crime Intelligence and the DPCI.

PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION – DETECTION PILLAR 13  Updating current information systems to allow for ease of reporting corruption and fraud  The analysis of current data to determine trends to support the detection of corruption and fraud  The conducting of lifestyle audits focusing on corruption and fraud.

THE INVESTIGATION PILLAR  Priority 1 –Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation  Objective 1 – Ensure the effective investigation of criminal charges with an organised or commercial crime dimension  Objective 2 - Ensure the effective investigation of criminal charges with the focus on members of departments in the JCPS Cluster  Priority 2 –Detective Services  Objective 1 - Ensure the effective investigation of other criminal charges of corruption and fraud  Priority 3 – Managing investigations into corruption and fraud  Objective 1 - Improve the court-ready case docket and detection rate  Priority 4 – Cooperation with other government departments  Objective 1 - Improve the court-ready case docket and detection rate in cooperation with other government departments (court process), e.g. NPA, SARS. 14

CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION – INVESTIGATION PILLAR 15  Investigation by SAPS of registered charges against SAPS members  Detective Services  DPCI  Investigation of disciplinary cases  Prioritizing the investigation of corruption and fraud within the JCPS Cluster (including SAPS)  The management of outstanding criminal charges of corruption and fraud against SAPS members  The conducting of a feasibility study into the re-establishment of internal anti-corruption units has been approved.

THE RESOLUTION PILLAR  Priority 1 – Effective management of disciplinary cases  Objective 1 - Finalize internally generated and IPID referred departmental / disciplinary cases against members for corruption and fraud within set timeframes  Priority 2 - Improving Internal Controls  Objective 1 - Review SAPS policies and procedures compromised by corruption or fraud  Priority 3 – Recovery of losses  Objective 1 - Effective application of SAPS Loss Management policy to ensure recovery of losses as result of corruption. 16

CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION – RESOLUTION PILLAR 17  Disciplinary trial structures and units approved and implemented  479 departmental charges / disciplinary cases against SAPS members were recorded in 2010/11  Existing system to recover losses incurred by the SAPS as a result of corruption and fraud by SAPS members.

PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION – RESOLUTION PILLAR 18  Enhancement of the Loss Management System to specify recoveries for losses as a result of corruption and fraud by SAPS members  Improving systems and controls compromised by corruption and fraud.

WAY FORWARD 19  The finalizing and approval of the ACS by the National Management Forum  Develop an implementation plan for the phased implementation of the Strategy  Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation and the impact of the Strategy  Focus on achieving of objectives and targets in in line with performance indicators.