1.6. In preparing to report on the DCS' financial and service delivery performance for the period under review the Committee considered, amongst others, all previous reports and recommendations related to the DCS' service delivery and financial performance, the 2012/13 Annual Report and Financial Statements, National Treasury- published expenditure reports, reports of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), briefings by the DCS and other government entities, reports relevant to the DCS, as well as stakeholder-input on the DCS' performance.