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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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Date of publication on internal question paper: 18 May 2012
Internal question paper no: 13
1701. Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
Whether she has taken any steps to ensure that each province has the
budget to implement the Childrenâs Act, Act 38 of 2005; if not, what
is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
Yes, the department has taken steps to ensure that provincial
departments of Social Development had information about the budget
required to implement the Childrenâs Act. In addition, Provincial
Heads of Social Development were requested to develop and sign off
implementation plans that included the projected funding for
implementation of the Act. The provincial Departments of Social
Development were urged to submit bids to their provincial treasuries
to request funding for the implementation of the Act based on their
implementation plans.
In addition, the National Department of Social Development submitted
various bids for full implementation of the Childrenâs Act to National
Treasury. Funding has been made available for early childhood
development, child and youth care centres and the roll-out of the
community based care services to children through the Isibindi model.
Since 2007 treasury provided the Department with funding for the
social work scholarship programme to increase the number of social
workers to implement the Act and other pieces of legislation within
Welfare Services. To date over 5000 social workers qualified through
the scholarship programme.
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TRACKING ORDER ON PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 81/2012 âNW583E
Due date: 12 March 2012 with DG approval.
This TQP must be completed throughout the process and placed on the left
hand side of the final submission to the Minister.
|Date, time and method referred |1 March 2012 |
|to DSD | |
| |Forwarded by PLO via email, at 15:30 PM |
|Draft signed off DDG | |
|CFO/COO/CEO | |
|Approved by DG | |
|Received by Ministry | |
|Signed by Minister | |
|Forward PLO | |
|Tabled reply | |
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