MONITORING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES A. VISIT DETAILSSelect Establishment Region*Select Establishment RegionEASTERN CAPEFREE STATEGAUTENGKWAZULU NATALLIMPOPOMPUMALANGANORTH WESTNORTHERN CAPEWESTERN CAPE1. Station name:*None2. Address of police station* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region 3. Classification of the station*BrigadierColonelLieutenant ColonelCaptain4. Has the station been identified as a place of detention for illegal foreigners in terms of section 34(1) of the Immigration Act:*YesNo5. Date of visit* Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY 6. Time of visit* : HH MM 7. Name and position of interviewer* Name Position 8. Was the visit announced or unannounced?*AnnouncedUnannounced9. Did you experience any challenges in gaining access to the station?*NoYes10. If yes, please elaborate on your observations.B. STATION ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICIAL POPULATION11. Who is the Station Commander / Acting Station Commander? Please include their contact details.*12. Which officials of the station accompanied you on the visit? Please also include contact details.*13. What is the total number of officials working at the station, including officials who are off duty, on sick leave or annual leave?*Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.14. What is the post establishment for the station?*15. How many male officials are employed at the station?*Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.16. How many female officials are employed at the station?*Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.17. Does the station have any officials with disabilities?*YesNo18. A) How many males?Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.18. B) How many females?Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.18. C) Total employees with disabilitiesPlease enter a number from 0 to 1000.19. Were any of the official(s)’ disabilities a result of being injured on duty?YesNo20. If yes, please provide details on the circumstances which led to each official (s)’ disability?21. What are the various categories of disabilities?Specific learning disabilityOther health impairmentAutism spectrum disorderEmotional disturbanceSpeech or language impairmentVisual impairmentDeafnessHearing impairmentOrthopedic impairmentIntellectual disabilityTraumatic brain injuryMultiple disabilities22. Where are officials with disabilities stationed at the station?Front deskHolding cellsOfficesOutdoors23. What measures are in place to assist officials with disabilities?C. STATION INFASTRUCTURE24. Does the station have close circuit television cameras?*YesNo25. If yes, are the close circuit television cameras working?YesNo26. If no, please elaborate?27. Is the station wheelchair accessible (including other facilities such as toilets?*(This is applies to officials, detainees and members of the public)YesNo28. Does the station have a groundsman?*YesNo29. If not, why not?30. Does the station have a cleaner?*YesNo31. If not, why not?D. NUTRITION, FOOD HANDLING AND PREPARATION32. Does the station have a kitchen for providing detainees with meals?*YesNo33. If no, where does the station obtain food for detainees?34. If yes, is all the equipment in the station’s kitchen working?YesNo35. If no, which equipment is not working?36. Have the defaults with the kitchen equipment been reported? Kindly provide an annexure with detailsYesNo37. If yes, when were they reported. Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY 38. Does the kitchen have a certificate of acceptability for food premises?*YesNo39. If no, what are the reasons for not having one and how long has the stations kitchen not had one?40. A) At what time of the day are detainees' served their breakfast?* : HH MM 40. B) At what time of the day are detainees' served their lunch?* : HH MM 40. C) At what time of the day are detainees' served their dinner?* : HH MM 41. Are detainees provided with adequate meals according to a prescribed menu?*YesNo42. Please elaborate on your observations.*43. Are food samples of meals served to detainees kept?*YesNo44. If yes, how long are they kept for?Please enter a number from 0 to 168.Answer in hours from 1 to 16845. Was the kitchen clean at the time of the oversight visit?*YesNo46. If no, please elaborate on your observations.47. Did the kitchen have UV light fly traps at the time of the visit?*YesNo48. Please elaborate on your observations.*(Please indicate if the kitchen has alternative pest control measures in place)E. CELLS CONDITIONS49. Does the station have detention cells?*YesNo50. If yes, how many detention cells does the station have?Please enter a number from 0 to 500.51. If no, where does the station detain arrestees?52. Does the station have cells which are demarcated for children, women and LGBTIQ+ persons?*YesNo53. If not, please elaborate.(This question speaks to where children, women and LGBTQI+ persons are detained at the station)54. Does the station detain people who committed less serious offences separately from those who committed more serious offences?*YesNo55. If not, please elaborate.56. Do any of the stations detention cells have any defaults?*YesNo57. If yes, please list the defaults.58. Have the defaults in the detention cells been reported?YesNo59. If yes, when were they reported. Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY 60. Are all the cells at the station in a suitable condition to detain arrested people?*YesNo61. If no, please elaborate on your observations.62. Were there any people detained in the station’s cells at the time of the visit?*YesNo63. If yes, how many?Please enter a number from 0 to 3000.64. Were there any people detained with injuries at the time of the visit?YesNo65. Please elaborate on your observations?(Please indicate how the injuries were sustained and if they were sustained during arrest or upon arriving at the station)66. Were there any people detained who are currently using medication?*YesNo67. Please elaborate on your observations?68. Were there any detainees who are foreign nationals detained at the station at the time of the visit?*YesNo69. A) If yes, how many are detained for contravention of the Immigration Act onlyPlease enter a number from 0 to 5000.69. B) How long have they been detained at the station?70. If yes, are the detained separately from other detainees?YesNo71. If no, please elaborate on your observations?72. Were the cells over-crowded at the time of the visit?*YesNo73. How many detainees were in the cell as opposed to the capacity of the cell?*74. Is there sufficient lighting and ventilation in the cell(s)?*YesNo75. Please elaborate on your above observations.76. Were the cells clean at the time of the visit?*YesNo77. Please elaborate on your observations?(look at the cleanliness of the cell including the shower and toilets)78. Were detainees provided with blankets?*YesNo80. Please elaborate on your observations?81. Were detainees provided with mattresses/beds?*YesNo82. Please elaborate on your observations?83. Were detainees provided with toiletries?*(please check if detainees are provided with toilet paper and if female deatainees are provided with sanitary products when needed)YesNo84. Please elaborate on your observation:85. Do detainees have access to clean drinking water?*YesNo86. Please elaborate on your observations?87. Do detainees have access to hot/warm water or bathing purposes?*YesNo88. Please elaborate on your observations?89. Were there any complaints received from detainees during the visit?*YesNo90. Please elaborate on your observations?(please indicate what the complaints are and if the complaints were brought to the attention of the custody management officials and if they were resolved or not. If there are any other complaints please indicate what they are)F. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY91. What pest-control measures are implemented at the station?*(this question relates to pest control in general). Please use CTRL+Click to select multiple options.PesticidesOrganic PesticidesFumigationBaitingTrapsOther91. A) Please elaborate on your observation92. Is the station’s firefighting equipment serviced up to date?*(SANS 1475 states that the service and maintenance of extinguishers, fire hose reels and above-ground hydrants shall be carried out annually with the additional requirement that powder, foam, water and water based extinguishers be pressure tested every 5 years and CO2 extinguishers every 10 years.)YesNo93. If no, when last were they serviced and why are they not up to date?94. Does the station conduct regular fire drills?*YesNo95. Please elaborate on your observations?96. When last was a fire drill conducted at the station?* Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY 97. How often are the station’s cells cleaned?*DailyBi-weeklyWeeklyFortnightlyMonthlyEvery second monthEvery third monthBi-annuallyYearly98. How often are the station’s cells fumigated for pests such as lice etc?*DailyBi-weeklyWeeklyFortnightlyMonthlyEvery second monthEvery third monthBi-annuallyYearly99. How often are the stations blankets cleaned?*DailyBi-weeklyWeeklyFortnightlyMonthlyEvery second monthEvery third monthBi-annuallyYearlyG. STATION VEHICLES100. How many vehicles does the station have?*Please enter a number from 0 to 500.101. Are all the stations vehicles operational?*YesNo102. If no, please elaborate on your observations103. How many vehicles does the station have for visible policing?*Please enter a number from 0 to 500.104. Does the station have enough vehicles to provide the community with adequate assistance?*YesNo105. If no, please elaborate on your observations.H. STAFF WELLNESS106. Are officials at the station provided with preventive screening for communicable diseases?*YesNo107. If yes, how often does this occur?DailyBi-weeklyWeeklyFortnightlyMonthlyEvery second monthEvery third monthBi-annuallyYearly108. Are officials at the station provided with debriefing on a regular basis?*YesNo109. If yes, who conducts the debriefing?110. How often are officials at the station provided with new uniform?*DailyBi-weeklyWeeklyFortnightlyMonthlyEvery second monthEvery third monthBi-annuallyYearlyOther110. A) Please elaborate on your observationI. STATION CHALLENGES111. Please provide information on any challenges being experienced by the station.*Load sheddingUnderstaffingBad managementOvercrowdingInfrastructure challengesInsufficient vehiclesOther112. Please elaborate on above challengesJ. RATE THIS STATION113. Station Rating*GoodOkayTerrible By Admin50|2025-01-16T10:53:14+02:00January 16th, 2025|New Surveys|1 Comment Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppTumblrPinterestVkEmail One Comment Sandisiwe Ntusi October 14, 2025 at 11:24 am - Reply The Vispol Commander was unsure of the exact number of members employed at the station as well as the details of the post establishment. Leave A Comment Cancel replyComment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
The Vispol Commander was unsure of the exact number of members employed at the station as well as the details of the post establishment.