Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank the Minister for his reply. When these new ranks were announced and the portfolio committee at the time was briefed, we were informed that part of the reason for introducing these new ranks was to widen the scope for promotions within the SA Police Service.
I would like to know, firstly, if that is still the view of the department. Secondly, when can we expect the negotiations on those processes at the bargaining council to be completed? Thirdly, I would like to ask if we could not have completed these processes before we actually tabled these new ranks, so that we could have then implemented them straightaway. Thanks very much.