Question NW573 to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
30 April 2024 - NW573
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Whether, he has found any investigation that is currently or was previously undertaken by the Office of the Public Protector to determine the legality of the decision to appoint a staff member of his department as an accounting officer to oversee administration at the National Gambling Board; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the investigation?
Reply:
The Department informs me that a notice was received from the Office of the Public Protector (“the PP”) in December 2020 and an extensive response relating to the notice was submitted. It advises further that no further substantive communications on this issue were received from the PP. It was assumed therefore that the PP concluded that no investigation or further investigation herein was merited.
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