Accordingly, sub-programme: Crime Investigations received R6.1 billion which was 2.3 per cent increase in real terms. Sub-programme: Criminal Record Centre received the biggest real increase of 49.8 per cent from R696 million to R1.1 billion. This allocation is in line with Government's objective of capacitating forensic investigations as a vital aspect of crime detection, and it is also in preparation for the implementation of the first phase of the Forensics Bill that deals with fingerprinting - a function that resides within this sub-programme.