36/1/4/1/2009
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 733
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 - 2009)
Date reply submitted : 14 September 2009
Mr V B Ndlovu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) What is the reason for the substantial increase in the budget
allocation for the 2009-10 financial year for the Legal Services Sub-
programme in the Independent Complaints Directorateâs Complaints
Processing, Monitoring and Investigation Programme;
(2) why was there a decrease in the allocation in the previous year?
NW662E
REPLY:
(1) The reason for the increase in the budget for Legal Services was as a
result of merging the Sub-Directorate Investigations component located
at National Office, with the Directorate Legal Services. We
identified the need to strengthen the Directorate: Legal Services as
a result of the workload that was experienced. The Manager, who was
the only person in the Sub-Directorate, is legally trained and
qualified to discharge duties as a legal officer. The merger
therefore resulted in the increased budget for the Directorate.
(2) The decrease in the previous financial year, 2008/2009, was due to
the fact that Legal Services and the Sub-Directorate operated
separately with each one being responsible for its own budget.
Reply to question 733 approved by Minister