Portfolio Committee on Police

The Portfolio Committee on Police (formerly the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security) is a portfolio committee of the National Assembly of South Africa. It is responsible for oversight of the agencies managed by the Minister of Police, including the South African Police Service.^[1]

Portfolio Committee on Police

Formation	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Purpose	Oversight of the South African Police Service
Chairperson	Ian Cameron (DA)
Parent organisation	National Assembly of South Africa

Mandate

The committee oversees the Department of Police and the South African Police Service (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.^[1]

List of chairpersons

Session	Chairperson	Party		Election date	Citation
7th Parliament	Ian Cameron		DA	10 July 2024	[2]
6th Parliament	Nocks Seabi		ANC	6 September 2023	[3]
	Tina Joemat-Pettersson		ANC	2 July 2019	[4]
5th Parliament	Francois Beukman		ANC	25 June 2014	[5]
4th Parliament	Annelizé van Wyk		ANC	2013	[6][7]
	Sindy Chikunga		ANC	1 June 2009	[8]
3rd Parliament	Maggie Sotyu		ANC	24 June 2004	[9]
2nd Parliament	Mluleki George		ANC	16 August 1999	[10]
1st Parliament	Rapu Molekane		ANC	1994	[11]