(1)
(a) Yes
(b) Yes there are staff members who were performing remunerative work outside the Department from 1 April 2014, and approval for such remunerative work is granted over a period of twelve (12) months, and subject to re-application, if it continues beyond the initial 12 months period.
(i) There are twenty (20) staff members who obtained approval to do remunerative work outside the Department for the period under review i.e., 1 April 2014 to date.
(ii) the specified staff members are in categories of:
(2) Yes approval was obtained in each case.
(a) The Policy of the Department requires prior application for approval to do remunerative work outside the Department.
(b) Applications to perform remunerative work outside the Department are considered by the respective Branch Heads (DDGs) and Ethics Officers; and approved by the Director-General.
(c) There have been no transgressions of this policy for the past five years to date in the Department.
(d) Not applicable.