BOTSWANA CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Botswana Parliament: What was your organisation’s budget for the 2022-23 financial year? What was the total amount of funds requested for the same financial year? What services and/or developments were scheduled to account for the larger part of your budget? What percentage of the budget was spent by the end of the 2022-23 financial year? Which factors, if any, explain your organisation’s inability to spend the budget to its intended percentage level? y y y y y n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional information X 1. Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the organisation reply within 21 days? 3. Did the organisation respond to the request for information? 4. Does the organisation publish their procedures for handling information requests? 5. Did the organisation provide all of the requested information? X 6. Did the organisation provide written reasons for the refusal of information? X 7. Did the organisation disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure, etc. X 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? X 9. Did the organisation acknowledge the request for information within 7 days? X X X X X 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total score: 6/20 6. BOTSWANA POLICE CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE http://www.gov.bw/ministries/botswana-police-service The Botswana Police does not have its own website but has a dedicated page on the government website. However, this page was not accessible during the assessment. They also have an active Facebook page, where they posts press releases and information about wanted people. n = 20 Yes No Does the website contain the following: X 1. Up-to-date information? 2. A description of the organisation’s powers and structure, as well as its functions and responsibilities? X 3. A list of laws, acts, etc, issued within the scope of its powers? X 4. Copies of reports, policies or programmes? X 13 Partial Additional information