the judgment stated that the now defunct scorpions were independent the hawks are not the hawks are not the scorpions and little effort has been made to replicate what was independent in conclusion the bill before the house today does not adequately deal with at least three of the key concerns consistently raised by the da financial independence is a prerequisite for independent anticorruption efforts the national commissioner remains the accounting officer for the hawks budget and the money allocated to it forms part of the budget vote for the police the hawks like the independent police investigative directorate should have a separate budget vote and they require greater financial independence to ensure that they will not face spurious budget cuts or resource constraints when zooming in on corrupt officials and politicians the hawks and their members remain in the department of police with all the powers duties and functions of police officers while it is necessary for the hawks to have these powers and functions it is unacceptable that their members