8. Spending trends during 2011/12. Although 99.5% of the allocation to the Vote for 2011/12 was spent, at programme level there are significant variations in spending: . Higher than expected spending occurred in Administration (107.2%) and Auxiliary and Associated Services (100.5%). In Administration overspending arose as a result of payments for security services. Although the services were rendered in 2010/11, the outstanding claim was settled in the 2011/12 financial year. In Auxiliary and Associated Services, the overspending is attributed to the SIU's cash flow problems. . Court Services (96.8%) and State Legal Services (97.2%) both under- spent. Underspending for both these programmes is attributed to unfilled posts: o There were 1438 funded posts that remained unfilled in Court Services at the end of March 2012. o In State Legal Services, there were 219 funded posts that remained unfilled. . The NPA also under-spent marginally (98.7%). The under-spending is attributed to a deliberate savings on 'machinery and equipment' (R30 million) to assist the SIU with cash flow problems. . Under the Direct Charge, there was less than expected spending on judges and magistrates salaries (98.6%) attributed to delays in filling vacant magistrate's positions.