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Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act: introductory briefing
3 Feb 2015
The Department of Justice said the Bill aimed to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, by giving effect to the two separate judgments of the Constitutional Court, namely the Teddy Bear case dealing with sections 15 and 16 of the Act and the J ...
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 ...
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
Court infrastructure building & maintenance: briefing by Department of Justice
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Justice spoke about the state of its current infrastructure projects at magistrate and high courts, the state of maintenance of buildings occupied by the Department, the disability access plan and its leased property portfolio.
The situation for the current capital works projects underway was grim with there ...
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 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Attorneys Amendment Bill, Suspension of Magistrates: Adoption of Committee Reports
28 Oct 2014
The Committee formally adopted three Committee Reports relating to the suspension of Mr TM Masinga, Additional Magistrate at Emlazi; the provisional suspension from office of Mrs RM Mahlalela, Additional Magistrate at Delmas; and the approval of the Magistrates Commission report on the upliftment of the provisional suspension of Mr PS ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector on its 2013/14 Annual Report & 2014 performance
22 Oct 2014
The Public Protector of South Africa presented its Annual Report, including a brief exposition of the work done by the Office over the year including the number of cases received (26 195), finalised (24 642), referred (3 072) and the staff complement (314, with 100 trainee investigators) which handled the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
NPA & Special Investigating Unit on 2013/14 Annual Report & April to September 2014 performance
21 Oct 2014
The National Prosecuting Authority presented a synopsis of its Annual Report, covering the performance against indicators based on its strategic objectives for the Specialised Prosecutions Service, Asset Forfeiture Unit, Office for Witness Protection and Support Services. The NPA generally met its targets, with the Asset Forfeiture Unit having its best ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa on its 2013/14 Annual Report
17 Oct 2014
Legal Aid South Africa presented its annual report, saying its major successes in the 2013/14 financial year were its ability to provide assistance to the poor and the vulnerable, especially women and children. It had managed to cover all the criminal courts in the country, and had received an unqualified ...