Hon
House Chairperson, yes there is an integrated working relationship between the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the mentioned departments. The interface occurs at various levels and through multisectoral governance structures and formations.
I can mention that at the level of Cabinet, there is a Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster which is supported by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security, JCPS, Directorate General Forum. The director- generals of the department chairs an intersectoral committee on the management of sexual offences matters which is constituted amongst by the Director-Generals of the Departments of Basic Education, Health, Home Affairs, Social Development, Women, Youth and People with Disabilities, and Commissioners of the SA Police Service, SAPS, correctional services and the National Director of Public Prosecutions.
Also, in 2017 Cabinet approved an Integrated Criminal Justice System, ICJS, strategy, which enhances co- operation and collaboration across the departments and law-enforcement agencies that constitutes the criminal justice value chain.
Gender-based violence, GBV, and femicide are one of the pillars of the