Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services Amendment Bill: response to submissions & deliberations
3 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 03 Feb 2021
The meeting dealt with three agenda items: further responses by the Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DJCS) and follow-up questions; deliberations on the Correctional Services Amendment Bill; and the Minister’s letter to the Committee.
In a virtual meeting, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services Amendment Bill: public hearings; with Deputy Minister
2 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 2 Feb 2021
The Portfolio Committee of Justice and Correctional Services received a submission from the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on the Correctional Services Amendment Bill. The second entity which made a public submission opted not to give an oral submission.
HSF ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SAHRC vacancies; State Liability Amendment Bill: briefing
26 Jan 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 26 January 2021
Gauteng MEC for Health v Zulu http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2016/185.html
The Committee considered its first quarter committee programme, with Members raising concerns about the lack of oversight over Correctional Services whist it tries to tackle the deadlines for the Correctional Services Bill ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2019/20 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister (cont)
4 Dec 2020
Video: PC Justice 4 December 2020
The Portfolio Committee received responses to questions posed at the 2 December meeting with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on its 2019/20 Annual Report and audit.
DCS reported that it has seen an overall improvement in the usefulness and reliability ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2019/20 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
2 Dec 2020
Video: PC Justice, 2 December
The Committee convened to review the 2019/20 Annual Report of the Department of Correctional Services.
The first 40 minutes of the meeting were consumed by a detailed discussion of a viral video in which the chairperson of the audit committee of the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Gender-Based Violence Bills: Department of Communication and Digital Technology on state readiness to implement laws
25 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 25 November 2020
The Department of Communication and Digital Technology (DCDT) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on its state of readiness to implement the provisions of Bills related to gender-based violence (GBV).
The DCDT said it had the mandate to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Political overview by Minister on 2019/20 Annual Report, with DCS Deputy Minister present
20 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
The Committee convened to receive a political overview from the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services on the 2019/20 Annual Report of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the Office ...
Justice and Correctional Services
GBV Bills: Department response to public submissions; DoJ&CD 2019/20 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
18 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Services gave a presentation on its 2019/20 Annual Report with a particular emphasis on the audit outcome and subsequent audit action plan.
The Department reported that it had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
AGSA briefing on 2019/20 audit outcomes of the DOJCD, PPSA, &OCJ; OCJ 2019/20 Annual Report
17 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Office of Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD), the Office of the Public Protector (PPSA) and the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ). The Committee ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Gender-Based Violence Bills: Department response to public submissions; with Deputy Minister
13 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
Audio: Gender-Based Violence Bills: further deliberations
The Office of the Chief State Law Adviser (Department of Justice and Constitutional Development) presented a working-document on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, Amendment Bill [B16-2020] to the Committee. The Committee ...