Thank you, hon Speaker. Hon member, the Risk Management System, otherwise known as Rimas, identifies a VIP as "an individual or group of individuals who act in the interest of the country or whose safety is of significant importance to the country, and whose safety and security is either manifestly threatened or likelihood of their safety and security being threatened is high".
In such cases, a threat assessment is conducted to determine the level of threat. A close protection package, in line with an identified threat, is then allocated on an ad hoc basis. Quarterly threat assessments are conducted to monitor the risks. Once the threat has diminished or no longer exists, close protection services are then withdrawn. I thank you, Deputy Speaker.