The South African Police Service (SAPS) received an adjusted budget allocation of R58.5 billion for the 2011/12 financial year of which R57.9 million or 98.9 per cent had been spent. The SAPS reported an under expenditure of R617 million or 1.5 per cent. It is to be noted that the SAPS reported under expenditure for the first time in 2011/12 after achieving 100 per cent expenditure in the previous four financial years. The recorded under-expenditure occurred in a number of budget items which are discussed in the following section.