NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY
(906 Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and
Administration:
1) What percentage of senior managers complied with the requirements that
senior managers in the Public Service must submit declarations of their
financial interest by 31 May of each year (a) in the (i) 2007-08, (ii)
2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10 financial year and (b) during the period 1
April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available;
2) Whether this figure is sufficient to comply with the Financial
Disclosure Framework; if not, what will be done to ensure compliance; if
so, on what ground are these figures compliant? NW1021E.
REPLY:
1(a)(i) As at 31 May 2008, the Public Service Commission (PSC) had
received 4079 Financial Disclosure Forms from both national and
provincial departments for the financial year 2007/08. This figure
constituted a 48% compliance rate. There were 4450 forms outstanding
from both provincial and national departments. The compliance rate
for provinces was 59% whereas for national departments the compliance
rate was 38%. Table 1 below reflects the number of forms received and
those that were outstanding as at 31 May 2008.
Table 1: Submission of the Financial Disclosure Forms for the 2007/2008
Financial Year as at 31 May 2008
|NATIONAL |NO. OF SMS|NO. OF |NO. OF FORMS |PERCENTAGE |
|DEPARTMENT/PROVINCE |MEMBERS |FORMS |OUTSTANDING |RECEIVED |
| | |RECEIVED | | |
|National Departments |4466 |1691 |2775 |38% |
|Eastern Cape |547 |274 |273 |50% |
|Free State |375 |109 |266 |29% |
|Gauteng |857 |403 |454 |47% |
|Kwazulu-Natal |683 |399 |284 |58% |
|Limpopo |457 |336 |121 |74% |
|Mpumalanga |268 |138 |130 |51% |
|Northern Cape |182 |161 |21 |88% |
|North West |306 |277 |29 |91% |
|Western Cape |388 |291 |97 |75% |
|OVERALL PROVINCIAL |4063 |2388 |1675 |59% |
|SUBMISSION | | | | |
|COUNTRY TOTAL |8529 |4079 |4450 |48% |
(ii) As at 31 May 2009, the Public Service Commission (PSC) had received
4378 Financial Disclosure Forms from both national and provincial
departments for the financial year 2008/09. This figure constituted a
49% compliance rate. There were 4641 forms outstanding from both
provincial and national departments. The compliance rate for
provinces was 58% whereas for national departments the compliance rate
was 39%. Table 2 below reflects the number of forms received and
those that were outstanding as at 31 May 2009.
Table 2: Submission of the Financial Disclosure Forms for the 2008/2009
Financial Year as at 31 May 2009
|NATIONAL |NO. OF SMS|NO. OF |NO. OF FORMS |PERCENTAGE|
|DEPARTMENT/PROVINCE |MEMBERS |FORMS |OUTSTANDING |RECEIVED |
| | |RECEIVED | | |
|National Departments |4588 |1805 |2783 |39% |
|Eastern Cape |668 |382 |286 |57% |
|Free State |378 |100 |278 |26% |
|Gauteng |966 |261 |705 |27% |
|Kwazulu-Natal |714 |486 |228 |68% |
|Limpopo |466 |373 |93 |80% |
|Mpumalanga |312 |140 |172 |45% |
|Northern Cape |202 |162 |40 |80% |
|North West |319 |287 |32 |90% |
|Western Cape |406 |382 |24 |94% |
|OVERALL PROVINCIAL |4431 |2573 |1858 |58% |
|SUBMISSION | | | | |
|COUNTRY AVERAGE |9019 |4378 |4641 |49% |
(iii) As at 31 May 2010, the Public Service Commission (PSC) had received
3952 Financial Disclosure Forms from both national and provincial
departments for the financial year 2009/10. This figure constituted a
47% compliance rate. There were 4446 forms still outstanding from
both provincial and national departments. The compliance rate for
provinces was 53% whereas for national departments the compliance rate
was 43%. Table 3 below reflects the number of forms received and
those that were outstanding as at 31 May 2010.
Table 3: Submission of the Financial Disclosure Forms for the 2009/2010
Financial Year as at 31 May 2010
|NATIONAL |NO. OF SMS |NO. OF |NO. OF |PERCENTAGE |
|DEPARTMENT/PROVINCE |MEMBERS |FORMS |FORMS |RECEIVED |
| | |RECEIVED |OUTSTANDING| |
|National Departments |4735 |2028 |2707 |43% |
|Eastern Cape |578 |319 |259 |55% |
|Free State |306 |56 |250 |18% |
|Gauteng |711 |152 |559 |21% |
|Kwazulu-Natal |515 |263 |252 |51% |
|Limpopo |440 |339 |101 |77% |
|Mpumalanga |322 |215 |107 |67% |
|Northern Cape |199 |160 |39 |80% |
|North West |280 |108 |172 |39% |
|Western Cape |312 |312 |0 |100% |
|OVERALL PROVINCIAL |3663 |1924 |1739 |53% |
|TOTAL | | | | |
|COUNTRY TOTAL |8398 |3952 |4446 |47% |
(b) With regard to the 2009/2010 financial year, the number of Financial
Disclosure Forms received by the PSC as at 18 March 2011 was 7587 from
both national and provincial departments for the financial year
2009/10. This figure constitutes an 88% compliance rate. There were
1024 forms still outstanding from both provincial and national
departments. The compliance rate for provinces was 93% whereas for
national departments the compliance rate was 85%. Table 4 below
reflects the number of forms received and those still outstanding as
at 18 March 2011.
Table 4: Submission of the Financial Disclosure Forms for the 2009/2010
Financial Year as at 18 March 2011
|NATIONAL |NO. OF SMS|NO. OF |NO. OF FORMS |PERCENTAGE |
|DEPARTMENT/PROVINCE |MEMBERS |FORMS |OUTSTANDING |RECEIVED |
| | |RECEIVED | | |
|National Departments |4862 |4113 |749 |85% |
|Eastern Cape |601 |515 |86 |86% |
|Free State |307 |267 |40 |87% |
|Gauteng |724 |682 |42 |94% |
|Kwazulu-Natal |556 |506 |50 |91% |
|Limpopo |447 |438 |9 |98% |
|Mpumalanga |319 |305 |14 |96% |
|Northern Cape |203 |199 |4 |98% |
|North West |280 |250 |30 |89% |
|Western Cape |312 |312 |0 |100% |
|OVERALL PROVINCIAL |3749 |3474 |275 |93% |
|SUBMISSION | | | | |
|COUNTRY TOTAL |8611 |7587 |1024 |88% |
2. There has been an improvement over the years regarding the rate of
compliance with the requirement to submit financial disclosure forms. The
PSC has always maintained that only a 100% compliance rate with regard to
submission of Financial Disclosure Forms is acceptable.
In order to address the challenge of non-compliance, the PSC forwards
letters on an annual basis during March to all Executive Authorities,
reminding them of their obligation to submit copies of Financial
Disclosure Forms of the SMS members within their respective Departments
to the PSC by the due date of 31 May. The Executive Authorities are also
advised to institute disciplinary proceedings against officials who fail
to comply with the Financial Disclosure Framework, in terms of the
Disciplinary Code and Procedures as contained in the SMS Handbook.
On 20 May 2010 letters were forwarded to All Executive Authorities,
advising them to take disciplinary action against all senior managers who
failed to submit their financial disclosure forms. The PSC will continue
to follow up with Executive Authorities to assess progress.