NAMIBIA Total Score: 7/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the National Council: 1. What is the National Council’s mandate? 2. Are the National Assembly and the National Council equally important? If so, how? If not, why not? 3. Which Bills did the National Council approve in 2013/14? 4. How does the National Council engage with grassroots Namibians? 5. What is National Council’s budget for the 2014 financial year and how is it applied? n = 20 Yes No 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) s 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) s 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? s Additional Information Momley Amushendje, Public Liaison Officer 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? s 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) s 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact institution to find out what the policy is in this regard – if they supply written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) s 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. s 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? s 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? s s 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? No information was received Total Score: 8/20 4. National Planning Commission CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE http://www.npc.gov.na/ The website was well presented and very informative. It is useful, well organised and contains relevant information. n = 20 1. Does this website contain up to date information? Yes No s 2. Does the website contain the following: 62 a) A description of its powers, as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions, and the responsibilities of the administration? s b) A list of laws, Acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers? s c) Reports, policies, programs? s d) Budget and expenditure? s e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? s Partial Additional Information Last updated in 2014