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Status on DNA Act Implementation Plan

05 May 2015

Forensic Services

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101010 Overview

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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101010 Objective

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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101010 DNA Collection and Processing Overview

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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101010 Functions of Board

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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101010 …continues Functions of Board

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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101010 Key Focus Area 1

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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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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