The Committees were accompanied by the following parliamentary support staff: Ms R Lawrence (Personal Assistant to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services) and Ms G Dinizulu (Committee Secretary to the Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Affairs), Ms C Balie (Committee Secretary to the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services), Ms N Skaka (Committee Assistant) and Ms C Silkstone (Researcher to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development)