The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 17 March 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Answers to Questions (Q.1 to Q.7 and Standing Order 27(2) questions)

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Officers of the Civil Defence Force are recruited on the undertaking that they may serve anywhere in the country. However, transfers are subject to an appeals process for officers with genuine personal or humanitarian concerns, and such issues are addressed through that mechanism.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, at recruitment they give an undertaking to serve anywhere in the country. However, if an officer has genuine personal or humanitarian issues, there is an appeals process. All transfers are effected subject to that appeals process, which is available to all officers of the Civil Defence Force. If an officer faces an issue, we resolve it under that process.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 17 March 2026 ·No. 23387 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2026. No. 23387. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2997