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Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2018/19 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
22 Oct 2019
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report. The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services accompanied the Department and offered apologies for the Minister who was with the Department of Justice that day.
The Department informed the Committee that the total ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector South Africa 2018/19 Annual Report
18 Oct 2019
Annual Reports 2018/2019; Public Protector Investigation Reports; Public Protector Act
The Office of the Public Protector briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report and provided updates on current cases of concern to the Committee.
The Public Protector informed the Committee that her Office had been at ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa 2018/19 Annual Report
10 Oct 2019
Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) presented an overview of their annual performance report for the 2018/19 financial year, and gave the Committee details of their achievements against targets and their service delivery based on their five-year strategic plan since 2015.
The ensuing discussion focused on the impact ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of the Chief Justice & Information Regulator 2018/19 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2019
The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) and Information Regulator (Regulator) presented an overview of their annual reports for the past financial year.
The OCJ said it supported the judiciary in its contribution to Chapter 14 of the National Development Plan (NDP), in promoting accountability and fighting ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2018/19 Annual Report
9 Oct 2019
Annual Reports 2018/2019; JICS Media Statements
The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services presented its 2018/19 Annual Report.
In his opening remarks the Inspecting Judge of Prisons emphasised the challenges around the entity’s independence in relation to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). JICS was, to a large extent, placed ...
Justice and Correctional Services
South African Human Rights Commission on its 2018/19 Annual Report
8 Oct 2019
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been the recipient of six consecutive unqualified audit opinions with findings. It finalised 8 491 of the 10 488 complaints filed. The Commission is working hard to ensure that it is visible. Its media profile has grown in recent years and it ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development & Office of the Chief Justice First Quarter 2019/20 Reports
11 Sep 2019
The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented reports on their first quarter performance for 2019/20.
The OCJ carried out its mandate through three programmes: Administration (Programme One), Superior Court Services (Programme Two), and Judicial Education and Support (Programme Three)
In terms ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services Quarterly Report
10 Sep 2019
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported that it had achieved 25 of its 28 targets during the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year, which was a slight improvement on its performance during the same period last year. However, there had been R735 million under-spending against its planned expenditure. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on Business Case and Operating Model
3 Sep 2019
News24: St Albans Prison official stabbed in neck, inmate killed: Popcru lambastes correctional services
UN Mandela Rules
The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) presented its ‘business case’ and operating model. The presentation also highlighted the Inspectorate’s inspection and investigative capacities, as well as those areas which the business case ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill: briefing; DPP Appointment Process; Suspension of magistrates
28 Aug 2019
My Vote Counts NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another (CCT249/17) [2018] ZACC 17; 2018 (8) BCLR 893 (CC); 2018 (5) SA 380 (CC) (21 June 2018)
Promotion of Access to Information Act
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services adopted the ...