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Justice and Correctional Services
JICS Quarterly performances
7 Oct 2020
The presentation in a virtual meeting by the Judicial Inspection for Correctional Services (JICS) focused mainly on the challenges it faced, the improvement of its working relationship with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and its plans to address structural issues such as overcrowding. Although it did not have information ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy: interviews
6 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee interviewed four shortlisted candidates for the position of Part-Time Member at the Information Regulator. Initially, five candidates were shortlisted, but one candidate withdrew. The State Security Agency (SSA) had performed security checks on the candidates who were cleared. Members selected interview questions from ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: briefing; DCS staff violence; Cybercrimes Bill
4 Sep 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice & Correctional Services (NA) 04 Sep 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on its response to unprocedural dismissals of officials and abuse of power. The Department said it is common cause that officials have expressed their dissatisfaction against ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS: measures to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure; Covid 19 related matters; with Deputy Minister
2 Sep 2020
The Committee received a presentation from the Department of Correctional Services in a virtual meeting on how it intended to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, which had amounted to over R4 billion at the end of the 2019/20 financial year. It was also given details on how the Department ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act A/B; Domestic Violence A/B & Criminal and Related Matters A/B: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
1 Sep 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in a virtual meeting on three Bills related to gender-based violence – the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill; the Criminal and Related Matters Bill; and the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill. Adoption of the report ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy: shortlisting
21 Aug 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, (NA) 21 Aug 2020
The Portfolio Committee shortlisted five candidates for a part-time position as a member of the Information Regulator. They were Prof Justine Limpet-Law, Prof Alison Gillwald, Ms Alison Tilley, Ms Katlego Dolamo and Dr Prittish Dala.
The Committee also ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy; Provisional suspension of Magistrate; Cybercrimes Bill: NCOP amendments– with Deputy Minister
19 Aug 2020
The Committee met with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and was briefed on the provisional suspension of Ms K Bodlani: Acting Regional Magistrate, Umlazi; the filling of the Information Regulator vacancy and the National Council of Provinces’ proposed amendments to the Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]. The meeting took place ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DoJ&CD, DCS & OCJ Budget: Committee Reports
17 Jul 2020
Audio: DoJ&CD, DCS & OCJ Budget: Committee Reports Part 2
Tabled Committee Reports
Summary
In this virtual meeting, the Committee to consider the reports on the adjustments budgets of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Department of Correctional Services ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services & OCJ Special Adjustments Budgets; with Deputy Minister
15 Jul 2020
The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) confirmed compliance with COVID-19 regulations and presented its Special Adjustments Budget from which R30 million had been cut. It suggested that the impact of the cut would likely affect circuit court backlogs, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement ability, training and Information Communication Technology ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DoJ&CD & NPA 2020/21 Special Adjustment Budget; with Deputy Minister
8 Jul 2020
Video: PC Justice 8 July 2020
Audio: DoJ&CD and NPA on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan
Media Statement: Justice Portfolio Committee Welcomes Lower than Expected Budget Cuts at Department
The Committee held a virtual meeting with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the National Prosecuting ...