South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)

Regulations

South African Police Service Employment Regulations, 2018

Chapter 5 : Senior Management Service (SMS)

63. Establishment of SMS

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(1)The National Commissioner must create an appropriate number of posts at senior management level, and if the posts to be created are at the level of Major-General and higher, the National Commissioner must consult with the Minister.

 

(2)The persons occupying SMS posts must be managed as a public service-wide pool of scarce resources to be utilised in the best interest of the Service.

 

(3)The conditions of service of the persons occupying SMS posts must accord with their positions as high-level managers or specialists, while employment practices must be fair and take into account the need to redress the imbalances of the past.