a) The Department has not entered into any contracts with the mentioned service provider, however the mentioned company is a sub-contractor of the Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts (Pty) Ltd (BCC) which operates the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Correctional Centre under sections 103 – 112 of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, as amended (CSA).
Since the inception of the Concession Contract between Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the Bloemfontein Correctional Services Contract (BCC), the department has closely monitored the contract in terms of all obligations through a DCS Controller who is permanently employed to oversee all operations in relation thereto as well as note any deviations to the contract for action. G4S’s contractual obligations from UK have no bearing on the agreement between DCS and BCC.
b) All allegations were dealt with in terms of the concession contract, in the event that BCC and its sub-contractors have failed to comply with any contractual obligations relevant penalties have been instituted.
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