To mitigate identity fraud, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is
introducing a new process for obtaining a police clearance certificate
(PCC).
“SAPS has devised one such method to improve security measures to
mitigate this risk,” SAPS said on Thursday.
A police clearance certificate is a document issued by the SAPS
Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management stating whether or not any
criminal offence has been recorded against the person.
It`s a document which provides confirmation of a person’s criminal status.
When and how will the effects take place?
Members of the public are no longer expected to deliver their
documentation to the Criminal Record Centre in Pretoria, as was
previously the practice.
It is now the sole responsibility of the SAPS to compile and deliver
the form to the Criminal Record Centre (CRC) on behalf of the applicant.
Any costs involved?
This service is rendered at R114 per application. The required tariff
is payable in cash at the nearest police station, by bank-guaranteed
cheque, banker’s draft or electronic payment in the SAPS account in
favour of the National Commissioner.
Bank details
• ABSA cheque account number 4054522787
• Branch code 632005
• Swift code ABSA ZAJJ
According to the SAPS, in the case of an electronic payment, the
letters ‘PCC’ followed by the initials and surname of the applicant
must be indicated as the reference.
The letters ‘PCC’ will indicate that the

payment is for a police
clearance certificate. Proof of payment must be attached to the
application (SAPS 91(a), which will be provided to the applicant at
his/her nearest police station.
What the process entails?
The first step to obtaining a police clearance certificate is to visit
your nearest police station in SA and notify a member of the SAPS that
you wish to apply for a SA police clearance certificate.
The member will then guide you accordingly to the relevant member who
will be responsible for the processing of your application. The
applicant will be expected to subject himself/herself for a full set
of fingerprints for the (SAPS 91a), which is the SA police clearance
certificate form.
The applicant must ensure that he or she is in possession of a copy of
his or her South African identity document or in possession of his or
her official passport, a copy of which will be certified at the police
station and attached to the application.
The applicant must provide a statement regarding his/her previous
convictions and indemnify the SAPS against any liability which may
result from furnishing information in this regard.
Finalised police clearance certificates will be returned to the
station of origin and the applicant will be contacted for collection.
Upon collection, the applicant must again present the original
Identity document or passport as confirmation of identity. V.2331

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