Impendulo yoMkomishinala kwingxelo yeHMICFRS: Uhlolo lwendlela amapolisa ajongana ngayo nobundlobongela obumandundu bolutsha

1. Ugqabaza ngoMkomishinala wamaPolisa noLwaphulo-mthetho:

1.1 Ndiyazamkela iziphumo ze le ngxelo igxile kwimpendulo yamapolisa kuBundlobongela boLutsha obuNxibeleleyo kunye nendlela ukusebenza kumxholo wee-arhente ezininzi kunokuphucula ukuPhendula kwamaPolisa kuBundlobongela boLutsha olubi. La macandelo alandelayo achaza indlela uMkhosi ohlangabezana ngayo nezindululo zengxelo, kwaye ndiya kubeka iliso kwinkqubela phambili ngokusebenzisa iindlela ezikhoyo zokongamela zeOfisi yam.

1.2 Ndicele uluvo loMphathi oyiNtloko weConstable malunga nengxelo, kwaye uthe:

Ndiyayamkela ingxelo ye-HMICFR ethi 'Uhlolo lwendlela amapolisa ajongana ngayo nobundlobongela obumandundu kulutsha' eyapapashwa ngoMatshi ka-2023.

UTim De Meyer, oyiNtloko yamaPolisa aseSurrey

2.        isishwankathelo

2.1 Ingxelo ye-HMICFRS igxile kakhulu ekusebenzeni kweeYunithi zokuNcitshiswa koBundlobongela (Violent Reduction Units) (VRUs). Kwimikhosi eyi-12 etyelelweyo, i-10 kuyo ibisebenza iVRU. Iinjongo zophononongo yayikuku:

  • Qonda indlela amapolisa asebenza ngayo kunye nee-VRU kunye nemibutho yamaqabane ukunciphisa ubundlobongela obunobuzaza bolutsha;
  • Amapolisa asebenzisa kakuhle kangakanani amandla awo ukunciphisa ubundlobongela obumandundu kulutsha, kwaye nokuba bayakuqonda na ukungalingani ngokobuhlanga;
  • Indlela amapolisa asebenza ngayo kunye nemibutho esebenzisana nayo kwaye athathe indlela yezempilo yoluntu kubundlobongela obunzulu bolutsha.

2.2       Omnye wemiba yesizwe yoBundlobongela boLutsha kukuba akukho nkcazo eyamkelekileyo kwihlabathi liphela, kodwa ingxelo igxile kwinkcazo ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:

UBundlobongela boLutsha njengaso nasiphi na isiganeko esibandakanya abantu abaneminyaka eyi-14 ukuya kwi-24 ebandakanya:

  • ubundlobongela obudala ukwenzakala kakhulu okanye ukufa;
  • ubundlobongela obunokubangela ukwenzakala kakhulu okanye ukufa; kunye/okanye
  • ukuphatha iimela kunye/okanye ezinye izixhobo ezihlaselayo.

2.3 I-surrey ayikhange ibe nampumelelo xa kwabelwa iForces ukuba ibize iiVRU nangona yonke imikhosi engqongileyo inee-VRU ezixhaswa ngemali yiOfisi yeKhaya. 

2.4 Ii-VRU zakhethwa ngokusekelwe kwiinkcukacha-manani zolwaphulo-mthetho olunobundlobongela. Ke ngoko, ngelixa e-Surrey kukho impendulo eyomeleleyo yentsebenziswano kwaye inikezela ngokujongana ne-SV, ayidityaniswanga yonke ngokusesikweni. Ukuba ne-VRU kunye nenkxaso-mali eyayanyaniswa nayo kuya kunceda ukushukuxa lo mba, kwaye oku kwaphawulwa njengenkxalabo ngexesha lohlolo. Kukuqonda kwethu ukuba akusayi kuphinda kubekho nkxaso-mali yokubiza ii-VRU ezintsha.

2.5 Nangona kunjalo, ngo-2023 i-Serious Violence Duty (SVD) iyaphunyezwa apho i-Surrey Police inegunya elithile kwaye iya kuba phantsi komsebenzi osemthethweni wokusebenzisana nabanye oogunyaziwe abachaziweyo, abasemagunyeni abachaphazelekayo kunye nabanye ukunciphisa ubundlobongela obunobuzaza. Ngoko ke kucwangciswe ukuba inkxaso-mali eyabiwe nge-SVD iya kunceda ukuqinisa intsebenziswano, ibonelele ngovavanyo lweemfuno ezicwangcisiweyo kuzo zonke iintlobo ze-SV kunye nokubonelela ngamathuba okuxhasa ngemali iiprojekthi - eziya kuthi emva koko zincede amaPolisa aseSurrey ajongane nobundlobongela obunzulu bolutsha kunye namaqabane awo.

2.6 Ingxelo ye-HMICFRS yenza izindululo ezine zizonke, nangona ezimbini kuzo zijolise kumandla e-VRU. Nangona kunjalo, iingcebiso zinokuqwalaselwa ngokubhekiselele kuMsebenzi woBundlobongela obuNtu obutsha.

3. Impendulo kwiiNgcebiso

3.1       Ingcebiso 1

3.2 Ngomhla wama-31 kuMatshi ka-2024, i-Ofisi yezeKhaya kufuneka ichaze iinkqubo zecandelo lokunciphisa ubundlobongela ukuze zisetyenziswe xa kuvavanywa impumelelo yongenelelo oluyilelwe ukunciphisa ubundlobongela obumandundu kulutsha.

3.3 I-Surrey asiyonxalenye ye-VRU, ngoko ke ezinye zezinto ezichazwe kule ngcebiso azihambelani ngqo. Nangona kunjalo njengoko kukhankanyiwe ngasentla u-Surrey unomzekelo oqinileyo wobambiswano osele uhambisa izinto ze-VRU, ilandela indlela yeMpilo yoLuntu yokujongana nobundlobongela obunzulu bolutsha kwaye isebenzisa inkqubo ye-SARA yokuSombulula iNgxaki ukuvavanya "into esebenzayo".

3.4 Nangona kunjalo, kukho umsebenzi omninzi owenziweyo ngoku (okhokelwa yi-OPCC) ekulungiseleleni i-Surrey yokuphunyezwa koMsebenzi woBundlobongela obuBalulekileyo.

3.5 I-OPCC, kwindima yayo yokudibanisa, ikhokela kumsebenzi wokuphuhlisa uVavanyo lweeMfuno eziCwangcisiweyo ukwazisa uMsebenzi woBundlobongela obuNtu. Uphononongo oluvela kumbono wamapolisa lwenziwe yiNkokeli entsha yeQhinga kunye neNdlela yoBuchule yoBundlobongela obunzulu ukuqonda ingxaki e-Surrey kwaye iprofayili yengxaki iceliwe kuBundlobongela obuZinzo, kubandakanywa noBundlobongela boLutsha. Le mveliso iya kuxhasa zombini isicwangciso solawulo kunye ne-SVD. "Ubundlobongela obunzulu" okwangoku abuchazwanga kwisicwangciso sethu sokulawula kwaye umsebenzi uyaqhubeka ukuqinisekisa zonke iinkalo zobundlobongela obunzulu, kubandakanywa ubundlobongela obunzulu bolutsha, ziyaqondwa.

3.6 Undoqo kwimpumelelo yolu bambiswano ekuphunyezweni koMsebenzi woBundlobongela obuMandundu kukulinganisa intsebenzo yangoku ukuze kuthelekiswe neziphumo nje ukuba isicwangciso sokunciphisa ubundlobongela sazisiwe. Njengenxalenye ye-SVD eqhubekayo, intsebenziswano phakathi kweSurrey iya kufuna ukuqinisekisa ukuba siyakwazi ukuhlola umsebenzi kwaye sichaze ukuba impumelelo ibonakala njani.

3.7 Njengentsebenziswano, umsebenzi uyaqhubeka wokwenza isigqibo ngenkcazo yeSerious Violence for Surrey nokuqinisekisa ukuba yonke idatha echaphazelekayo inokwabelwana ngayo ukuqinisekisa ukuba oku kulinganisa kunokwenziwa. Ukongeza, nangona kukho ulungiselelo lwenkxaso-mali engafaniyo, amapolisa aseSurrey aya kuqinisekisa ukuba sinxibelelana nee-VRU ezikhoyo ukuze siqonde kwaye sifunde kwezinye zeeprojekthi zabo eziphumeleleyo nezingaphumeleliyo, ukuqinisekisa ukuba sandisa izibonelelo. Kungoku nje kwenziwa uphononongo lwezixhobo ze-Youth Endowment Fund ukuze kubonwe ukuba akhona na amathuba ngaphakathi.

3.8       Ingcebiso 2

3.9 Ngomhla wama-31 kweyoKwindla ngo-2024, i-Ofisi yezeKhaya kufuneka iphuhlise ngakumbi uvandlakanyo olukhoyo ngoku kunye nokufunda kumacandelo okunciphisa ubundlobongela ukuze babelane ngokufunda omnye komnye.

3.10 Njengoko kucacisiwe, i-Surrey ayinayo i-VRU, kodwa sizibophelele ekuphuhliseni intsebenziswano yethu ukuze ihambelane ne-SVD. Ngokuzibophelela, kukho izicwangciso zokutyelela ii-VRU kunye nee-Non-VRU ukuze kuqondwe ukuba injani na indlela elungileyo ekhangeleka ngayo kwaye ingaphunyezwa njani na eSurrey phantsi kwemodeli ye-SVD.

3.11 USurey kutshanje uye waya kwiNkomfa ye-Ofisi yeKhaya yokuphehlelelwa kwe-SVD kwaye uza kuya kwiNkomfa ye-NPCC ngoJuni.

3.12 Ingxelo ikhankanya iinkalo ezohlukeneyo zezona ndlela zingcono zokusebenza ezivela kwii-VRU kwaye ezinye zazo sele zisebenza ngaphakathi eSurrey ezifana nezi:

  • Indlela yezempilo yoluntu
  • Amava omntwana angalunganga (ACES)
  • Uqeqesho olunolwazi ngomothuko
  • Ixesha labantwana kwaye ucinge ngemigaqo yoMntwana
  • Ukuchongwa kwabo basemngciphekweni wokukhutshelwa ngaphandle (sineqela leenkqubo ezithatha abantwana abaselugcinweni, abo basemngciphekweni wokuxhatshazwa kunye nokusebenza kwee-arhente ezininzi)
  • INtlanganiso yoLawulo loMngcipheko (RMM) – ukulawula abo basemngciphekweni wokuxhatshazwa
  • I-Daily Risk Meeting - intlanganiso yobambiswano ukuxoxa ngeCYP abaye bazimasa suite yokugcina

3.13     Ingcebiso 3

3.14 Ngomhla wama-31 kuMatshi ka-2024, amagosa aziintloko kufuneka aqinisekise ukuba amagosa awo aqeqeshelwe ukusebenzisa isiphumo solwaphulo-mthetho se-Ofisi yeKhaya 22.

3.15 Isiphumo sama-22 kufuneka sisetyenziswe kuzo zonke izenzo zolwaphulo-mthetho apho kukho ukwahluka, imfundo okanye isenzo songenelelo ngoncedo esiphuma kwingxelo yolwaphulo-mthetho yaye akukho mdla woluntu ukuthatha nawaphi na amanyathelo angaphaya, nalapho kungekho siphumo sisesikweni sifunyenweyo. Injongo kukunciphisa indlela yokuziphatha ekhubekisayo. Isenokusetyenziswa njengenxalenye yeskim sotshutshiso esimisiweyo, yindlela esiyisebenzisa ngayo kunye ne-Checkpoint kunye ne-YRI e-Surrey.

3.16 Uphononongo eSurrey lwenzeka kunyaka ophelileyo kwaye kwaboniswa ukuba ngamanye amaxesha ayisetyenziswa ngokuchanekileyo kulwahlulo. Kuninzi lweziganeko ezingezizo izikhalazo kuxa iSikolo sithathe inyathelo saza saziswa naMapolisa, ezi zehlo zaboniswa ngokungachanekanga njengenyathelo lokubuyisela kwisimo sangaphambili, kodwa ngenxa yokuba yayingelonyathelo lamapolisa, bekufanele ukuba kusetyenziswe iSiphumo 20. I-72% yezihlandlo ezingama-60 eziphicothiweyo ziye zasetyenziswa ngokuchanekileyo iSiphumo sama-22. 

3.17 Oku kube kukuhla kwinani lokuthotyelwa kwe-80% kuPhicotho-zincwadi luka-2021 (QA21 31). Nangona kunjalo iqela elitsha eliphakathi elisebenzisa isiphumo sama-22 njengenxalenye yeskim sotshutshiso olumisiweyo luthobela i-100%, kwaye oku kubonisa uninzi lokusetyenziswa kwesiphumo sama-22.

3.18 Uphicotho lwenziwe njengenxalenye yesicwangciso sophicotho-zincwadi lonyaka. Ingxelo yathathwa kwiQela loBugebenga obuCwangcisiweyo kunye neQela lokuRekhoda iZiganeko (SCIRG) ngo-Agasti ka-2022 kwaye laxoxisana no-DDC Kemp njengosihlalo. I-Force Crime Registrar yacelwa ukuba iyise kwintlanganiso yakhe yenyanga yokusebenza kunye namaqela amacandelo entsebenzo nto leyo eyenzile. Abameli becandelo banikwe uxanduva lokunika ingxelo kwigosa ngalinye. Ukongeza, uLisa Herrington (OPCC) ongusihlalo wentlanganiso yeqela lokuchithwa kwenkundla, wayelwazi ngophicotho-zincwadi kunye nokusetyenziswa kwazo zombini iziphumo ezingama-20/22 kwaye kwabonwa ukuba zilawulwa yiSCIRG. I-Force Crime Registrar yenza olunye uphicotho-zincwadi ngeli xesha kubhalwa le ngxelo, kwaye amanye amanyathelo aya kuthathwa emva kwesiphumo solu phicotho ukuba kuqatshelwe ukufunda.

3.19 E-Surrey, igqiza le-Checkpoint livale zonke iimeko ze-Checkpoint ezigqitywe ngempumelelo njengesiphumo 22 kwaye sinamanyathelo amaninzi okubuyisela kwisimo sangaphambili, ezemfundo namanye amalinge kubantu abadala, kwaye sisebenzisana neTargeted Youth Services (TYS) ukubonelela ngezi zinto kubantu abatsha. Bonke aboni bolutsha badlulela kwiqela le-Checkpoint/YRI ngaphandle kolwaphulo-mthetho olucacileyo kuphela okanye apho ukubuyiselwa kusemthethweni.

3.20 Imodeli yexesha elizayo yokuchithwa kweNkundla yeSurrey iya kuthetha ukuba eli qela liphakathi liya kwanda ngomthetho omtsha ekupheleni konyaka. Amatyala adlula kwiphaneli edibeneyo yokwenza izigqibo.

3.21     Ingcebiso 4

3.22 Ngomhla wama-31 kuMatshi 2024, amagosa aziintloko kufuneka aqinisekise ukuba imikhosi yawo, ngokuqokelelwa kwedatha kunye nohlalutyo, ayawaqonda amanqanaba okungalingani ngokobuhlanga kubundlobongela obumandundu bolutsha kwiindawo zabo zomkhosi.

3.23 Iprofayili yengxaki yobundlobongela obumandla iye yacelwa, kwaye umhla wethutyana woku kugqitywa ngu-Agasti 2023, obandakanya ubundlobongela obumandundu kulutsha. Iziphumo zoku ziya kwenza ukuba kuqondwe ngokucacileyo idatha ebanjwe kunye nohlalutyo lwaloo datha ukuqinisekisa ukuba ingxaki ngaphakathi kwe-Surrey iqondwa ngokupheleleyo. Ngokunxulunyaniswa nokudalwa kovavanyo lweemfuno zobuchule ukuze kuphunyezwe iSVD, oku kuya kunika ukuqonda ngcono ingxaki eSurrey.

3.24 Kule datha, uSurrey uya kuba nako ukuqonda amanqanaba okungalingani ngokobuhlanga kwindawo yethu.

4. Izicwangciso zexesha elizayo

4.1 Njengoko kungentla apha, kukho umsebenzi oqhubekayo wokuqonda ngcono uBundlobongela obuZimayo e-Surrey, kwakunye noBundlobongela boLutsha obuNxibelelayo ukuze kwenziwe ngcono umsebenzi ekujoliswe kuwo kwiindawo ezithandwa kakhulu. Siza kuthatha indlela yokusombulula ingxaki, siqinisekise ukusebenza ngokusondeleyo phakathi koMbutho, i-OPCC kunye namaqabane ukuba aqonde umngcipheko kunye nefuthe le-SYV kubaphuli-mthetho, amaxhoba kunye noluntu, ngokuqwalasela iimfuno eziNdlobongela zoBundlobongela.

4.2 Siya kusebenza kunye kwisicwangciso sokusebenza sobambiswano ukubeka okulindelekileyo kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba kukho intsebenziswano phakathi kwemodeli yonikezelo. Oku kuya kuqinisekisa ukuba akukho phinda-phindo lomsebenzi okanye izicelo zenkxaso-mali nokuba kuchongwe izikhewu kwinkonzo.

Lisa Townsend
Amapolisa kunye noMkomishinala woLwaphulo-mthetho waseSurrey