4.3 Independence 4.3.1 The Committee had in 2009 identified the JICS' independence as one of the areas it would focus on during its term. Accordingly, the subject had been broached in most interactions on the JICS' activities. In our report on the JICS' 2010/11 annual report the Committee had made specific mention of how the JICS' operation, finances and the restructuring underway might be negatively affected by the entity's dependence on resources requested, and approvals sought from the DCS. These concerns remain.