though the system might be slower at the time it will prevent downtime or system crashes we can ill afford that to happen the last part of the bill deals with the standing operating procedures that must be agreed upon between the saps the departments of home affairs correctional services and the national department of transport the bill instructs the directors general of these departments under the chairpersonship of the national commissioner to agree on the standing operating procedures within six months after the commencement of the act the standing operating procedures should address access by the saps to these departments databases for the purpose of comparative searches and the implementation of safety measures to protect the integrity of the information contained on the relevant databases again this