NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1577
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/10/09
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 20-2009)
Mr D C Smiles (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) Whether her department developed and adopted a policy providing
guidelines for the appointment of persons with a criminal
record; if so, (a) when was the policy (i) developed and (ii)
adopted and (b) where can a copy of the policy be obtained; if
not,
(2) whether her department has any plans in place to develop and
adopt such a policy; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details;
(3) whether her department does any pre-employment screening of
potential employees for criminal records; if not, why not; if
so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether any employees with criminal records are currently
employed by her department; if so, (a) how many and (b) what is
their (i) job level and (ii) occupational category?
NW1983E
REPLY:
(1) No. The Department of Basic Education does not, as yet, have a
policy providing guidelines for the appointment of persons
with a criminal record.
2) A policy providing guidelines for the appointment of persons
with criminal records is currently under development and will be
functional as soon as the Departments has satisfied itself with
the legal aspects around it.
(3) Not applicable at the moment.
4) Not applicable at the moment.
Compiler: Mrs H Moeng
Ext 5477
DIRECTOR- GENERAL
Date:
QUESTION 1577 APPROVED/ AMENDED/ NOT APPROVED
MRS ANGIE MOTSHEKGA, MP
MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION
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