The functions of the national office are to—
| (b) |
develop and implement policy for the Directorate; |
| (c) |
oversee and monitor performance at provincial level and intervene to rectify challenges where necessary; |
| (d) |
gather, keep and analyse information in relation to investigations; |
| (e) |
identify and review legislative needs and report on such matters to the Secretariat; |
| (f) |
do internal auditing of the Directorate; |
| (g) |
provide administrative support to the Directorate; |
| (h) |
strengthen the co-operative relationship between the Directorate and the Secretariat; |
| (j) |
submit an annual report to the Minister and to Parliament; |
| (k) |
implement information measures to develop public awareness of the provisions of this Act; |
| (l) |
deal with any other matter referred to it by the Minister; |
| (m) |
make recommendations to the South African Police Service resulting from investigations done by the Directorate; and |
| (n) |
report twice a year to Parliament on the number and type of cases investigated, the recommendations, the detail and outcome of those recommendations. |
Statistics Act, 1999
