Question NW60 to the Minister of Police
29 February 2016 - NW60
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
Whether, with reference to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate's (IPID) participation in the investigative task team that was established in terms of the recommendation of the Farlam Commission, any accommodation of the resourcing requirements was made during the IPID budget adjustments in November 2015 to improve the resource allocation for its work relating to the Task Team; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate's (IPID) has costed and made a request during the 2015 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE) for an amount of R5 million as part of unforeseeable and unavoidable expenditure application in order to fully implement the Farlam Commission recommendations that were announced after the approval of the current financial year` budget. However, according to the National Treasury feedback communique of the 18 September 2016, the request was not approved by the Ministers` Committee on the Budget. Reference is made to paragraph 4 of the attached response by National Treasury.