(1) (a) What are the (i) yearly rental and (ii) floor space of the (aa) current and (bb) previous premises occupied by her department’s head office and (b) when (i) was the current building occupied and (ii) does the current lease expire; (2) whether her department publicly invited tenders prior to the leasing of the current premises; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) where was it published and (c) which (i) companies and (ii) properties were shortlisted; (3) what (a) floor space was offered and (b) annual rental was tendered (i) by each shortlisted company and (ii) with regard to each shortlisted property?
(a) How many arbitration awards were (i) granted against her department (aa) in the (aaa) 2009-10, (bbb) 2010-11 and (ccc) 2011-12 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (ii) taken on review and (iii) ruled in favour of her department and (b) what was the total cost involved in the reviews of these awards?
Whether any officials from (a) her department and (b) any entities reporting to her were on an official visit to Bloemfontein in (i) December 2011 and (ii) January 2012; if so, in each case, what (aa) is the (aaa) name and (bbb) position of the specified official, (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) date of such visit and (cc) was the cost of (aaa) transport, (bbb) accommodation and (ccc) other expenses?
(1) Whether the report for the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT) has been finalised; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will this report be finalised; if so, (i) when will this report be made available and (ii) what are the further relevant details; (2) (a) why were the Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa signed in 2003, (b) how different is this to UNCAT and (c) what measures are being implemented to give effect to both agreements (3) whether any oversight body exists to monitor conditions such as a right to (a) food, (b) water, (c) clothing, (d) health care, (e) minimum of space, (f) hygiene, (g) privacy and (h) security; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what have the findings been in terms of the abovementioned conditions, in each case?
(1) Whether officials of her department use stun belts to control the movement of persons; if so, why is this still being used; (2) whether her department has (a) followed up on and (b) given effect to the recommendations of the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Centres (JICC); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) How many (a) prisons are in South Africa and (b) of these prisons are being operated as public-private partnerships (PPP); (2) whether all prisons are administering the provision of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) in accordance with the guidelines; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the PPP prisons also receive the ARVs that are supplied by her department as part of the programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether she met with the internal audit committee in the (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) on which dates did they meet and (ii) what are the further relevant details?
(1) (a) Before of which parole board did a certain person (name furnished) make certain utterances (details furnished), (b) on what date did this allegedly take place and (c) which official informed her regarding this utterance; (2) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
(1) (a) When was the need identified to (i) offer training to officials of her department on the contents training of the use of force in terms of the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) and (ii) revise the rights of inmates to include specific areas of torture in terms of the OPCAT and (b) what steps have been taken to give effect to it in each case; (2) what are the relevant details of the standard policy of her department regarding the reporting to the SA Police Service (SAPS) for investigation all cases of abuse, assault and ill-treatment of inmates; (3) whether all such cases are reported; if not, why not; if so, how many cases have been reported to the SAPS in the (a)(i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April 2011 up to the latest specified period for which information is available; (4) how many incidents of (a) death, (b) segregation, (c) the use of mechanical restraint during segregation and (d) the use of force have been reported to the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services in the (i)(aa) 2009-10 and (bb) 2010-11 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2011 up to the latest specified period for which information is available to be independently followed up?
(1) Whether (a) each time (i) segregation and (ii) mechanical restraints are used it has been authorised by the head of the correctional centre and (b) all cases of the use of mechanical restraints are immediately reported by the head of the correctional centre to the (i) national commissioner and (ii) inspecting judge; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) what criteria are used to determine the use of non-lethal incapacitating devices; (3) how many injuries have occurred as a result of teargas grenades or catridges that have been used (a) in the (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11 financial years and (b) during the period 1 January 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
