2. The Committee recently expressed a need to canvas the public's views on performance to allow it to better evaluate the Department's delivery on its mandate. Although the sentiment was expressed in the context of evaluating annual performance, as well as forward funding needs, the importance of facilitating public participation applies equally in this context. This year, for the first time, the Committee advertised for written submissions on the budget allocation for Justice and Constitutional Development. The advert was accompanied by targeted invitations to organisations active in the field. That the Committee received only two written submissions was disappointing: it would have been useful to have had input from key stakeholders, particularly from the legal profession. The Committee, therefore, urges role-players to take up the opportunity to participate in future. Although Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) indicated that it did not wish to make an oral submission, Shukumisa Campaign, which has 29 member organisations, appeared on 17 April 2013. Shukumisa provided the Committee with valuable input on the Department and NPA's planning and budget relating to sexual offences.