Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Act Amendment Bill
26 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services - 26 Feb 2021
The Department of Justice Legal Advisors presented the second working draft of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Act Amendment Bill [B16-2020] and outlined the various options that must be considered for certain clauses. Some options ...
Home Affairs
Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; Public Protector Report on naturalisation; Permit/visa review; with Ministry
26 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, 26 February 2021
20 Oct 2020: Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; with Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2020: Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; with the Minister
The Committee met with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, City of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations
24 Feb 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee of Justice and Correctional Services deliberated on the proposed amendments as contained in the A-List of the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill [B17-2020]. There was now a new clause covering the offence of attempted murder. There was also the inclusion of premeditated murder ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of the Chief Justice 2020/21 Quarter 2 & 3 performance
24 Feb 2021
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) on its performance and budgets for quarters two and three of the 2020/21 financial year.
In terms of non-financial performance during quarter two, the Office had 21 planned targets, of which 15 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2020/21 Quarter 2 and 3 performance; with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2021
The sub-committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing on the performance and financial reports of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for the second and third quarters of the 2020/21 financial year.
The Department said that although it had not achieved many of its targets, it was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Update on Covid-19 measures & vaccination programme in Correctional Centres; with Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 19 February 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (the Committee) was briefed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on implementing Covid-19 measures under alert level three of the national lockdown regulations, including the vaccination ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations; adoption of Correctional Services Amendment Bill
17 Feb 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing by the Department on the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill and the A-List containing the amendment provisions in the light of suggestions made at the public hearings on the Bill. The Department gave a technical presentation looking at applicable case ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Turnaround strategy of State Attorney Office: Solicitor General briefing
16 Feb 2021
The Solicitor General (SG) highlighted the five main policy areas across which the turnaround strategy of the Offices of the State Attorney have been planned. He also outlined the extent and nature of the challenges he is facing, supplementing a short slide presentation with a more comprehensive written report for ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid SA on allegations aired on Enca; Adoption of Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill
12 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 12 February 2021
The Committee was briefed by Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) in a virtual meeting on the allegations that were aired in an eNCA Checkpoint episode on 26 January 2021, which had highlighted its incapacity to render adequate service delivery ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS Audit Committee & Internal Audit on mesures to detect and prevent financial irregularities
5 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Audit Committee of the Department of Correctional Services (the DCS) on the measures taken to detect and prevent financial irregularities and irregular expenditure.
The Audit Committee reported that irregular ...