Official reply:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 193/2013
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 22 February 2013
Internal question paper no: 02
193. Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
What are the minimum norms and standards for secure care facilities as
referred to on page 74 of her department's 2011-12 annual report?
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Reply:
The minimum norms and standards for secure care facilities refer to
standardized and uniform measures of services to children in conflict with
the law who are kept in secure care facilities. They promote the best
interest of the child in preventing re-offending through provision of
different professional services and ensure the upholding of the principles
of Child Justice and Restorative Justice. They were developed by the
Department to put forward comprehensive model for secure care in South
Africa.
The model promotes an environment milieu and programme conducive to the
care, safety and healthy development of each child and young person while
ensuring the safety of the community. The model therefore contains all
elements that are needed in the development of a secure care programme and
concludes with practice guidelines against which service delivery can be
standardized, measured and improved.
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