In terms of the Annual Report the Policy and Research Unit of the Secretariat has been restructured. . A new Chief Director was appointed in January 2010. . During the year under review the Policy and Research Unit operated with four staff members, including a Director with two deputies and a personal assistant to provide administrative support. . It is stated on page 71 of the 2009/10 SAPS Annual Report that the unit was "unable to function optimally since the demands placed on it were dictated by changing conditions in the policing environment". The new vision of the Policy and Research Unit is to provide quality, timely evidence-based strategic research and policy advice to clients.