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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
GBV Bills: Legal Opinion; Traditional Courts Bill & Recognition of Customary Marriages A/B: NCOP Amendments; with Deputy Minister
10 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 10 Feb 2021
Tracking the Gender-Based Violence Bills in Parliament
ATC201126: Report of Select Committee on Security and Justice on Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill [B 12 – 2019] (National Assembly – sec 76), dated 26 November 2020
ATC201125: ...
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 ...
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
DCS audit outcomes: AGSA input
1 Dec 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
2019/20 Annual Reports
In this virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa gave a presentation on the audit outcomes of the Department of Correctional Services for the 2019/20 financial year.
The audit outcome for the Department remains qualified, unchanged for the last ...
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 ...