Impendulo kaKhomishana embikweni we-HMICFRS: Ukuhlolwa kokuthi amaphoyisa abhekana kanjani nodlame olubucayi lwentsha

1. Uphawula kukaKhomishana Wamaphoyisa Nobugebengu:

1.1 Ngiyakwamukela okutholwe yi lo mbiko ogxile ekuphenduleni kwamaphoyisa kuBudlova Obubi Bentsha nokuthi ukusebenza ngaphansi kwengqikithi yama-ejensi amaningi kungathuthukisa kanjani Ukusabela Kwamaphoyisa Kudlame Olubi Lwentsha. Izigaba ezilandelayo zichaza ukuthi uMbutho ubhekana kanjani nezincomo zombiko, futhi ngizoqapha inqubekelaphambili ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezikhona zokwengamela zeHhovisi lami.

1.2 Ngicele umbono weChief Constable ngombiko, futhi uthe:

Ngiyawamukela umbiko we-HMICFR othi 'Ukuhlolwa kokuthi amaphoyisa abhekana kanjani nodlame olubucayi lwentsha' owashicilelwa ngoMashi 2023.

U-Tim De Meyer, oyiNhloko yamaPhoyisa aseSurrey

2.        Uhlolojikelele

2.1 Umbiko we-HMICFRS ugxile kakhulu ekusebenzeni kwama-Violent Reduction Units (VRUs). Emabuthweni angu-12 avakashelwe, angu-10 kuwo abesebenzisa i-VRU. Izinhloso zokubuyekezwa bekuwukuthi:

  • Qonda ukuthi amaphoyisa asebenzisana kanjani nama-VRU kanye nezinhlangano ezisebenzisana nabo ukunciphisa udlame olubucayi lwentsha;
  • Amaphoyisa asebenzisa kahle kangakanani amandla awo ukunciphisa udlame olubucayi lwentsha, kanye nokuthi ayakuqonda yini ukucwasa ngokwebala;
  • Amaphoyisa asebenza kahle kangakanani nezinhlangano ezisebenzisana nabo futhi athathe indlela yezempilo yomphakathi odlameni olunzima lwentsha.

2.2       Enye yezinkinga zikazwelonke zodlame lwentsha olubucayi ukuthi ayikho incazelo eyamukelekayo emhlabeni wonke, kodwa umbiko ugxile encazelweni ngale ndlela elandelayo:

Udlame Lwentsha Olunzima njenganoma yisiphi isigameko esibandakanya abantu abaneminyaka engu-14 kuya ku-24 esihlanganisa:

  • udlame oludala ukulimala okubi noma ukufa;
  • ubudlova obungase bubangele ukulimala okubi kakhulu noma ukufa; kanye/noma
  • ukuphatha imimese kanye/noma ezinye izikhali ezihlaselayo.

2.3 I-Surrey ayizange ibe yimpumelelo ngesikhathi izabelo zinikezwa ama-Forces ukuthi abize ama-VRU naphezu kokuthi wonke amaButho azungezile ayenama-VRU axhaswe yiHhovisi Lezasekhaya. 

2.4 Ama-VRU akhethwa ngokusekelwe kwizibalo zobugebengu obunobudlova. Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi e-Surrey kukhona impendulo eqinile yobambiswano futhi unikeza ukubhekana ne-SV, akuwona wonke ahlanganiswe ngokusemthethweni. Ukuba ne-VRU kanye noxhaso oluhambisana nayo kungasiza ekuxazululeni lolu daba, futhi lokhu kwagqanyiswa njengokukhathazayo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Kungukuqonda kwethu ukuthi ngeke kube khona enye imali yokubiza ama-VRU amasha.

2.5 Kodwa-ke, ngo-2023 uMnyango Wezodlame Olukhulu (i-SVD) uyasetshenziswa lapho amaphoyisa ase-Surrey eyisikhulu esithile futhi azoba ngaphansi komsebenzi osemthethweni wokusebenzisana nezinye iziphathimandla ezishiwo, iziphathimandla ezifanele kanye nabanye ukunciphisa udlame olunzima. Ngakho-ke kuhlelwe ukuthi uxhaso olwabiwe nge-SVD luzosiza ukuqinisa ubudlelwano, luhlinzeke ngokuhlolwa kwezidingo zamasu kuzo zonke izinhlobo ze-SV futhi lunikeze amathuba okuxhasa ngezimali amaphrojekthi - okuzosiza Amaphoyisa ase-Surrey ukubhekana nodlame olubucayi lwentsha nabalingani bayo.

2.6 Umbiko we-HMICFRS wenza izincomo ezine sezizonke, nakuba ezimbili zalezo zigxile emabuthweni e-VRU. Kodwa-ke, izincomo zingacatshangelwa ngokubhekiselwa Kumsebenzi Wodlame Olukhulu omusha.

3. Impendulo Yezincomo

3.1       Isincomo 1

3.2 Ngomhla zingama-31 kuNdasa wezi-2024, iHhovisi Lezasekhaya kufanele lichaze izinqubo ezizosetshenziswa amayunithi okunciphisa udlame lapho ehlola ukuphumelela kokungenelela okuklanyelwe ukunciphisa udlame olubucayi lwentsha.

3.3 I-Surrey ayiyona ingxenye ye-VRU, ngakho-ke ezinye izici zalesi sincomo azihambisani ngokuqondile. Kodwa-ke njengoba kushiwo ngenhla i-Surrey inemodeli yokubambisana eqinile esevele iletha izici ze-VRU, ilandela indlela Yezempilo Yomphakathi yokubhekana nodlame olunzima lwentsha futhi isebenzisa inqubo ye-SARA Yokuxazulula Inkinga ukuze ihlole "lokho okusebenza".

3.4 Kodwa-ke, kunomsebenzi omningi owenziwayo njengamanje (oholwa yi-OPCC) ekulungiseleleni i-Surrey yokuqaliswa koMsebenzi Wobudlova Obubi.

3.5 I-OPCC, endimeni yayo yokuhlanganisa, ihola emsebenzini wokuthuthukisa Ukuhlola Izidingo Zamasu ukuze yazise Umsebenzi Wobudlova Obubi. Ukubuyekezwa ngokombono wamaphoyisa kwenziwe Umholi Omusha Wamasu Nobuhlakani Wodlame Olubucayi ukuze kuqondwe inkinga e-Surrey futhi kucelwe iphrofayela yenkinga Yobudlova Obubi, okuhlanganisa Udlame Lwentsha Olubi. Lo mkhiqizo uzosekela kokubili isu lokulawula kanye ne-SVD. “Udlame Olubi” okwamanje aluchazwanga ngaphakathi kwesu lethu lokulawula futhi umsebenzi usaqhubeka ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi zonke izici zodlame olubucayi, okuhlanganisa udlame olubi lwentsha, ziyaqondakala.

3.6 Ukhiye empumelelweni yalokhu kubambisana okusebenzela ukuqaliswa koMsebenzi Wodlame Olukhulu ukulinganisa ukusebenza kwamanje ukuze kuqhathaniswe nemiphumela uma isu lokunciphisa udlame seliqalisiwe. Njengengxenye ye-SVD eqhubekayo, ubambiswano ngaphakathi kwe-Surrey kuzodingeka luqinisekise ukuthi siyakwazi ukuhlola umsebenzi futhi sichaze ukuthi impumelelo ibukeka kanjani.

3.7 Njengobambiswano, umsebenzi uyaqhubeka wokunquma incazelo Yodlame Olukhulu Lwe-Surrey bese uqinisekisa ukuthi yonke imininingwane efanele ingabiwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi lokhu kulinganisa kungenziwa. Ukwengeza, naphezu kokuhlelwa kwezimali okungafani, Amaphoyisa ase-Surrey azoqinisekisa ukuthi sixhumana nama-VRU akhona ukuze siqonde futhi sifunde kweminye yemiklamo yawo eyimpumelelo nengaphumelelanga, ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi sandisa izinsiza. Okwamanje kwenziwa ukubuyekezwa kwekhithi yamathuluzi ye-Youth Endowment Fund ukuze kutholakale ukuthi akhona yini amathuba ngaphakathi.

3.8       Isincomo 2

3.9 Ngomhla zingama-31 kuNdasa wezi-2024, iHhovisi Lezasekhaya kufanele liqhubeke lithuthukise ukuhlola okuhlanganyelwe okukhona kanye nokufunda kwamayunithi okunciphisa udlame ukuze babelane ngokufunda.

3.10 Njengoba kuchaziwe, i-Surrey ayinayo i-VRU, kodwa sizibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ubambiswano lwethu ukuze luhambisane ne-SVD. Ngalokhu kuzibophezela, kunezinhlelo zokuvakashela ama-VRU kanye nama-Non-VRU ukuze uqonde ukuthi umkhuba omuhle ubukeka kanjani nokuthi lokho kungenziwa kanjani e-Surrey ngaphansi kwemodeli ye-SVD.

3.11 U-Surrey usanda kuthamela iNgqungquthela Yehhovisi Lezasekhaya lapho kwethulwa khona i-SVD futhi izohambela Ingqungquthela ye-NPCC ngoJuni.

3.12 Umbiko ukhuluma ngezindawo ezihlukahlukene zokwenza kahle kakhulu ezivela kuma-VRU futhi ezinye zazo sezivele zikhona ngaphakathi kwe-Surrey njenge:

  • Indlela yezempilo yomphakathi
  • Okuhlangenwe nakho Okubi Kwengane (ACES)
  • Umkhuba onolwazi nge-trauma
  • Isikhathi Sezingane Nokucabanga Izimiso Zengane
  • Ukuhlonzwa kwalabo abasengozini yokuvalelwa ngaphandle (sinezinqubo ezimbalwa ezithatha izingane ezivalelwe, lezo ezisengozini yokuxhashazwa kanye nokusebenza kwama-ejensi amaningi)
  • Umhlangano Wokulawulwa Kwengozi (RMM) - ukulawula labo abasengozini yokuxhashazwa
  • Umhlangano Wengozi Wansuku zonke - umhlangano wobambiswano ukuze kuxoxwe nge-CYP abahambele indawo yokugcinwa

3.13     Isincomo 3

3.14 Ngomhla zingama-31 kuNdasa wezi-2024, abaphathi abakhulu kufanele baqinisekise ukuthi izikhulu zabo ziqeqeshelwe ukusebenzisa umphumela wobugebengu waseHhovisi Lasekhaya 22.

3.15 Umphumela wama-22 kufanele usetshenziswe kubo bonke ubugebengu lapho umsebenzi wokuguquguquka, wokufundisa noma wokungenelela owumphumela wombiko wobugebengu sewenziwe futhi akusizuzisa umphakathi ukuthatha ezinye izinyathelo, nalapho kungekho omunye umphumela osemthethweni ozuziwe. Inhloso ukunciphisa ukuziphatha okucasulayo. Ingasetshenziswa futhi njengengxenye yohlelo lokushushisa oluhlehlisiwe, okuyindlela esiyisebenzisa ngayo ne-Checkpoint kanye ne-YRI e-Surrey.

3.16 Ukubuyekezwa e-Surrey kwenzeka ngonyaka odlule futhi kwaboniswa ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi ayisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele ekuhlukaniseni. Ezimweni eziningi lapho kwakungesona isikhalo lapho iSikole sithathe isinyathelo futhi amaphoyisa ekwaziswa, lezi zigameko zaboniswa ngendlela engafanele njengezinyathelo ezithathiwe zokulungisa isimo, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kwakungesona isenzo samaphoyisa, kwakufanele kusetshenziswe i-Outcome 20. U-72% wezigameko ezingu-60 ezicwaningiwe zibe nomphumela omuhle wama-22. 

3.17 Lokhu kube ukwehla ukusuka esibalweni sokuthotshelwa kwemithetho ngama-80% Ocwaningweni Lwezimali luka-2021 (QA21 31). Nokho ithimba elisha eliphakathi elisebenzisa umphumela 22 njengengxenye yohlelo lokushushiswa oluhlehlisiwe lithobelana no-100%, futhi lokhu kumelela ukusetshenziswa komphumela 22 okuningi.

3.18 Ukucwaningwa kwamabhuku kwenziwa njengengxenye yohlelo lonyaka lokucwaningwa kwamabhuku. Umbiko wayiswa ku-Strategic Crime and Incident Recording Group (SCIRG) ngo-Agasti 2022 futhi waxoxwa no-DDC Kemp njengosihlalo. I-Force Crime Registrar yacelwa ukuba iyiyise emhlanganweni wayo wanyanga zonke wokusebenza namaqembu ahlukene awenza. Abamele isigaba babejutshwe ukuthi banikeze impendulo kumphathi ngamunye. Ukwengeza, uLisa Herrington (OPCC) ongusihlalo womhlangano weqembu elikhishwe enkantolo, ubekwazi ngocwaningomabhuku kanye nokusetshenziswa kwayo yomibili imiphumela engu-20/22 futhi kwabonwa ukuthi iphethwe yi-SCIRG. I-Force Crime Registrar yenza olunye ucwaningo ngesikhathi kubhalwa lo mbiko, kanti ezinye izinyathelo zizothathwa kulandela umphumela walolu cwaningo uma kutholakala ukufunda.

3.19 E-Surrey, ithimba le-Checkpoint livala wonke amacala e-Checkpoint aqedwe ngempumelelo njengomphumela wama-22 futhi sinezinyathelo eziningi zokuvuselela, ezemfundo kanye nokunye ukungenelela kwabantu abadala, futhi sisebenzisana ne-Targeted Youth Services (TYS) ukuze sinikeze lokhu kubantu abasha. Zonke izephula-mthetho zentsha ziya ethimbeni Lokuhlola/YRI ngaphandle kwamacala angakholeki kuphela noma lapho ukuboshelwa ukuboshwa kufanele.

3.20 Imodeli yesikhathi esizayo yokulahlwa kwabangaphandle kweNkantolo ye-Surrey izosho ukuthi leli thimba eliphakathi lizokhula ngomthetho omusha ekupheleni konyaka. Amacala adlula esigungwini esithatha izinqumo ngokuhlanganyela.

3.21     Isincomo 4

3.22 Ngomhla zingama-31 kuNdasa wezi-2024, abaphathi abakhulu kufanele baqinisekise ukuthi amabutho abo, ngokuqoqwa kwedatha nokuhlaziya, bayawaqonda amazinga okungalingani ngokobuhlanga odlameni olubi lwentsha ezindaweni zabo zamasosha.

3.23 Iphrofayili yenkinga yodlame olunzima iceliwe, futhi usuku lwesikhashana lwalokhu kuqedwa ngu-August 2023, oluhlanganisa udlame olubucayi lwentsha. Imiphumela yalokhu izokwenza ukuthi kuqondwe ngokucacile idatha ebanjiwe kanye nokuhlaziywa kwaleyo datha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi inkinga engaphakathi kwe-Surrey iqondwa ngokugcwele. Ngokuxhunyaniswa nokwakhiwa kokuhlolwa kwezidingo zamasu ukuze kuqaliswe i-SVD, lokhu kuzonikeza ukuqonda okungcono kwenkinga ngaphakathi kwe-Surrey.

3.24 Ngaphakathi kwale datha, i-Surrey izokwazi ukuqonda amazinga okungalingani ngokobuhlanga endaweni yethu.

4. Izinhlelo Zesikhathi esizayo

4.1 Njengoba ngenhla, kunomsebenzi oqhubekayo wokuqonda kangcono Udlame Olubucayi lwase-Surrey, kanye Nodlame Olukhulu Lwentsha ukuze kwenziwe ngcono umsebenzi ohlosiwe ezindaweni ezithandwa kakhulu. Sizobe sithatha indlela yokuxazulula izinkinga, siqinisekisa ukusebenza eduze phakathi kweButho, i-OPCC kanye nozakwethu ukuze siqonde ubungozi nomthelela we-SYV kubaphuli mthetho, izisulu kanye nomphakathi, sicabangela izidingo Zomsebenzi Wobudlova Obubi.

4.2 Sizosebenza ngokubambisana ohlelweni lokusebenza lobambiswano ukuze sibeke okulindelekile futhi siqinisekise ukuthi kukhona ukubambisana phakathi kwemodeli yokulethwa. Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi akukho ukuphindwaphindwa kwezicelo zemisebenzi noma zoxhaso kanye nokuthi kuhlonzwe izikhala emsebenzini.

Lisa Townsend
UKhomishana wamaphoyisa kanye noBugebengu eSurrey