6.7 Filling of vacancies The Committee notes with concern that despite the President's call for all vacancies to be filled the DCS' strategic plan still only reflects a commitment to reduce its vacancy rate to 11 percent in 2011/12. The National Commissioner's commitment during the interrogation of the plan to filling all vacancies by the end of the financial year, and to hold regional commissioners to account in this regard, is welcomed and progress will be closely monitored.