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Ms Dereleen James, MP, gives notice of an intention to introduce the South African Police Service Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament and publishes an explanatory summary of the draft Bill. The notice says the Bill seeks to transfer functions from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, and mentions transitional and consequential amendments.
This may be relevant to organisations and individuals following policing, anti-corruption, and prosecutorial structures.
Evidence from source
Ms Dereleen James, MP, acting in accordance with section 73(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, intends to introduce the South African Police Service Amendment Bill, 2026
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The principal object of the Bill is to consolidate the State’s capacity to investigate serious corruption and other priority offences by transferring the functions presently performed by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation to t
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Interested parties and institutions are invited to submit written representations on the proposed content of the draft Bill to the Speaker of the National Assembly within 30 days of the publication of this notice.