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Status on DNA Act Implementation Plan
05 May 2015
Forensic Services
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DNA Act
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Legislation split into two:
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 6
of 2010:
Regulates the powers in taking and processing of fingerprints, body
prints and photographic images
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37
of 2013:
Regulates the powers in taking DNA buccal samples
Establishment of the National Forensic DNA Database
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DNA Act
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To establish and maintain a national forensic DNA database in
order to perform comparative searches for the following
purposes:
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To serve as a criminal investigative tool in the fight against crime;
To identify persons who might have been involve in the commission of offences, including those committed before the coming into operation of this ACT;
To provide the innocence or guilt of an accused person in the defence or prosecution of that person;
To exonerate a person convicted of an offence; or
To assist with the identification of missing persons or unidentified human remains
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DNA Act
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Receipt & Registration
Review
Forensic Science Laboratory Detective Services
Reference Samples
Crime Samples
Quality Management
NFDD Analysis
Index Lane
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Forensic Intelligence Case Work
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DNA Act
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The Board must:
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Monitor the implementation;
Make proposals to the Minister:
On the improvement of practices regarding the overall operations of the NFDD;
The ethical, legal and social implications of the use of forensic DNA; and
On training and the development of criteria for the use of familial searches;
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DNA Act
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The Board must:
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Provide oversight over the processes relating to:
The collection, retention, storage, destruction and disposal of DNA samples;
The retention and removal of forensic DNA profiles, as provided for in this ACT; and
Familial searches
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101010 Key Focus Areas DNA Act
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To Enable an
Legislative /
Regulative Framework
01 To Establish an
Enabling Capacity
Responsive to the ACT
02 Modernisation of
Forensic Services
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Establishment of the
National Forensic DNA
Database [NFDD]
05 Infrastructure and
Development [Physical
Resources]
04 Business Performance
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Establishment of the
National Forensic DNA
Database [NFDD]
05 Infrastructure and
Development [Physical
Resources]
04 Business Performance
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To Enable an Legislative / Regulative Framework
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NO DELIVERABLE STATUS
1 Operationalization Completed: 31 January 2015
2 Appointment of the FOEB Appointed: 31 January 2015
3 Regulations to Support the DNA Act Published: 13 March 2015
4 Ensure Compliance with the Quality
Management System (QMS)
QMS implemented in FSL, ISO17025
verifications in process, accreditation of
prioritized methods pending verification
5 Compile National Instructions for Crime
Scene Management
Draft compiled
6 Parliamentary Oversight Ongoing
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To Establish an Enabling Capacity Responsive to the ACT
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NO DELIVERABLE STATUS
1 Optimisation and alignment of the
structures responsive to the DNA Act by
focusing on:
• Human Resource Capacity
Information to follow in separate slides
2 Optimisation and alignment of the
structures responsive to the DNA Act by
focusing on:
• Human Capital Investment (Training)
• On-going training of forensic & crime
scene examiners.
• Review by HRD on existing learning
material (Resolving of Crime; 1st
Responders, Basic Police Learning
Programme):
• Forensic Awareness and Taking Buccal:
SAPS & IPID Member: 5 456
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Modernisation of Forensic Services
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1 Acquire Specialised Forensic Equipment:
• Installation of Reference Index System
• Crime Index system
Installation Complete
2 Infrastructure & Systems Development • Functions created on CAS/ICDMS, FSL
Admin & DE-STR lab systems
• Security & data integrity risk
assessments in process by TMS
• Business & functional requirements for
NFDD system completed
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Infrastructure and Development [Physical Resources]
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1 Refurbishment of Existing Facilities • Forensic Services requested Facility
Management in collaboration with DPW
to perform facility assessments
• Address refurbishment shortcoming
identified in the assessment
2 Expansion of forensic services facilities
(decentralisation FSL/CR&CSM)
• Facility needs submitted to Facility
Management iro Pine Town & Gauteng
• Environmental Impact Study completed
in Pine Town Site
• Facility Management in collaboration
with DPW to start the planning process
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Establishment of the National Forensic DNA Database [NFDD]
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1 Facilitate system solution for NFDD:
• DNA Profile Repository Module:
Arrestee Index
Convicted Offender Index
Investigative Index
Missing Person / Unidentified
Person Index
Elimination Index
• Candidate DNA Lead Module
• Reporting DNA Lead Module
• Expungement Management Module
• Comparison assessment between Codis
and Solve
• Security & data integrity risk
assessments of forensic systems in
process by TMS & SITA
• Business requirements & functional
requirements for NFDD system
completed.
• Technical design in process by SITA
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Business Performance
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1 Collection of forensic evidence DNA buccal samples collected after 31st March :
• Arrested persons : 601
• Police officials (elimination): 6 756
• Sentenced persons/ persons on remand
2 Investigation of Forensic
Investigative Leads
2014/15:
• Persons of interest - DNA profile on database
linked to crime scene samples: 4 075
• Cases linked to exhibits with no forensic DNA
profiles of a person on the database: 3 625
• Provincial Commissioners to appoint task
teams to follow-up & investigate forensic
investigative lead
• Training workshop planned for end of
May/June 2015
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