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Justice and Correctional Services
Human Resources related challenges: Department of Correctional Services briefing
19 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Committee in detail on its challenges in human resources. It noted that there was still a problem in leadership stability, with a consistent number of vacancies at senior management at both national and regional levels. The recruitment and retention strategy set out ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee Report on Auditor-General of South Africa's (AGSA) Integrated Annual Report 2013-14
14 Nov 2014
The Committee report on the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) Integrated Annual Report 2013-14 was deliberated upon by Members and brought many conceptual issues to the fore. Specific points about the Committee’s observations were not clearly represented, compelling Members to rearticulate their sentiments concerning the causes, composition and repercussions of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional facilities: overcrowding & security; DCS briefing; Maintenance Amendment Bill: Deputy Minister & DoJ&CD briefings
12 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Committee on overcrowding and the threat that this posed to security in correctional centres. The DCS described the problem of over-crowding, how it arose and its extent, the solutions that the Department and other linked departments proposed or were implementing, and how ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Centre Infrastructure: Department of Correctional Services briefing
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services said that the Department of Public Works (DPW) was the custodian of government buildings and manages the municipality accounts for DCS facilities. DCS leases government owned properties directly from DPW and pays accommodation charges to DPW. For the 2014/15 to 2019/20 financial period, it requires ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Correctional Services Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, having received the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Correctional Services only that morning, postponed its consideration to the following day. It proceeded to read through the draft BRRR for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, page ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SCOPA: Preparation of Committee's Annual Plan
28 Oct 2014
The draft of the strategic plan for the Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was discussed, with the focus mainly on the hearings and crafting of resolutions. The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the draft, and made it a priority for the Committee to provide a time frame. The dates ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
AGSA Strategic Plan and Budget 2014 to 2018: Auditor-General briefing
24 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General (AG) was asked, prior to presenting the Strategic Plan of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for 2014-18, to try to deal with some of the questions asked at a previous meeting, incorporating the explanations into the presentation, and Members asked some further questions arising from the previous presentations, ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Auditor-General SA 2013/14 Annual Report: briefing by Audit Committee & Auditor-General
23 Oct 2014
The Audit Committee of Auditor General South Africa explained the Public Audit Act and its provisions for the establishment of the various structures, the committee set up, as well as the internal structure of the Audit Committee. In his presentation, the Audit Committee chairperson recommended, among other things, annual meetings ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Stakeholder hearings & Researcher Analysis
15 Oct 2014
The Committee heard submissions from stakeholders in the DCS environment from Popcru, Sonke Gender Justice and NICRO. They applauded some of the improvements the DCS had made in its performance though they lamented more the recurring challenges such as sexual violence in prisons, delays in remand detainee trials. The high ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Research Analysis & Stakeholder Hearings
14 Oct 2014
The Committee Researcher gave a briefing on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report to assist the Portfolio Committee in its oversight. The mission of the JICS includes prevention of human rights violations through the monitoring of mandatory reporting systems, the maintenance of an independent complaints system and ...