Chairperson, the Public Service Regulations of 2001 requires that every designated employee must not later than 30 April of each year make a disclosure to the relevant executive authority of the particulars of all his or her interests that can be registered in respect of the period of 1 April of the previous year to 31 March of the year in question.
The executive authority in turn is required to file copies of all these financial disclosure forms with the Public Service Commission by not later than 31 May. The objective of the financial disclosure framework is to manage the potential conflicts that may exist between a senior manager's private interests and his or her public responsibilities. The framework is also aimed at ensuring that actual conflicts of interests do not occur within public institutions.
Hon members, this framework is one of the government's key measures to manage the risk of corruption in the public service. All senior public servants who have failed to declare their financial interests are deemed to have contravened the Public Service Act and the public service regulations.
It is the duty of the heads of the departments to ensure that disciplinary actions are taken against these employees. In a case where a head of department fails to take action, the law requires that the executive authority responsible for that particular department should take action against the head of departments.
Now, a report identifying those who have made such transgressions has been tabled to the Governance and Administration Cabinet Committee in terms of 16(a) section 16(a)(3) of the Public Service Act. Thank you.