The development of a national reporting system to measure the output of traffic law enforcement traffic officers is dependent on the accurate recording of the activities and performance of individual officers. Data collected from this source allows for the development of information and intelligence to focus on the major risk factors that contribute to accidents. A standardised format is thus important for the collation of input and related issues.
Traffic law enforcement authorities must develop and implement appropriate processes and mechanisms to collect, collate and report on the performance of officers, as prescribed in Chapter 1 of Part 7 of this Code. The minimum standards prescribed in this Code shall be utilised as the basis for the development of a reporting mechanism as contemplated. The performance of the traffic law enforcement authorities shall be reported accurately and timeously. The report shall contain the prescribed information.
| 1.1 |
General aims and objectives: Traffic Officer’s responsibilities |
| (a) |
A range of information must be collected from officers regarding their daily activities as well as time spent on those activities. |
| (b) |
The data and information collected will be used to evaluate the performance of the traffic law enforcement authority. |
| (c) |
Officers will periodically submit all the data and information in the prescribed format using the Traffic Officer Pocket Computer (TOPC) |
| 1.2 |
General aims and objectives: Authority’s responsibilities |
| (a) |
Each traffic law enforcement authority will collate all reports for data submitted by its officers to determine the performance of the traffic law enforcement authority. |
| (b) |
A traffic law enforcement authority shall accurately maintain the records of the performance of its officers for the prescribed period. |
| (c) |
The records of data and information collected and collated, shall be made available to the Corporation as required from time to time. |
| (d) |
The traffic law enforcement authority shall periodically verify the accuracy of its records and shall report the status thereof in its annual reports to the Corporation. |
| (e) |
The Corporation may periodically conduct surveys and audits at traffic law enforcement authorities to verify the data and information contemplated in terms of this Code. |
| (f) |
Reports must be submitted to the Chief of Traffic of the Corporation. |
| (g) |
Each traffic law enforcement authority shall report its performance to the Chief of Traffic on monthly and quarterly basis detailing all results required to motivate performance, including factors that may influence performance, constraints and reasons for poor performance. |
Statistics Act, 1999
