The City of Cape Town and Western Cape government might be headed for court in their fight to retain the city’s metro police force.
They said on Sunday that the province’s MEC for Community Safety‚ Dan Plato‚ and Cape Town executive mayor Patricia de Lille‚ would on Monday announce possible legal action to challenge the constitutionality of the White Paper on Policing which recommends the creation of a single police service.
“The Civilian Secretariat for Police has circulated the White Paper on Policing and requested comments from all spheres of government. Comments and input from both local and provincial government have in large part been ignored.
“The Mayor and Minister Plato will publicly place on record the objections to‚ and the impact that particular aspects will have on our spheres of government and the safety of our residents‚” the city and province said in a joint media alert.
Province and city to fight to maintain metro police
The City of Cape Town and Western Cape government might be headed for court in their fight to retain the city’s metro police force.
They said on Sunday that the province’s MEC for Community Safety‚ Dan Plato‚ and Cape Town executive mayor Patricia de Lille‚ would on Monday announce possible legal action to challenge the constitutionality of the White Paper on Policing which recommends the creation of a single police service.
“The Civilian Secretariat for Police has circulated the White Paper on Policing and requested comments from all spheres of government. Comments and input from both local and provincial government have in large part been ignored.
“The Mayor and Minister Plato will publicly place on record the objections to‚ and the impact that particular aspects will have on our spheres of government and the safety of our residents‚” the city and province said in a joint media alert.
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