Furthermore, the ICD was currently in advanced discussions around assigning their responsibilities in terms of the DVA to the SAPS Secretariat. In this regard, it would be critical for both the portfolio and select committees to be actively involved in this process in order to ensure that weakness in the ICD are not duplicated in the SAPS Secretariat. Moreover, the committees would need to ascertain what resources the SAPS Secretariat have available to ensure effective oversight over the DVA.