Chairperson, the officials who have been declared medically unfit are handled in terms of the Policy and Procedure on Incapacity Leave and Ill-Health Retirement for Public Service employees, commonly known as Pilir. In compliance with this policy, the department has appointed a health risk manager who makes recommendations to the delegated authority within the department for decision-making in such cases.
Once a person is on ill-health retirement or any form of termination of service, the department has no control over that person. The policy is also applicable while the official is still employed by the department. Once the official is medically boarded, the policies of the Department of Correctional Services, DCS, no longer have legal jurisdiction over such an employee. DCS, therefore, has no record of retired officials who are employed by other security services. Thank you.