The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has a mandate to conduct oversight over the Department of Home Affairs and its entities (GPW; FPB and EC). The Committee met with the Department of Home Affairs on 19 March 2013, Government Printing Works and the Film and Publication Board on 26 March 2013 and the Electoral Commission on 16 April, 2013 to scrutinize their Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans and budgets. This was in order to ensure that their budgets were aligned with their respective Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans and priorities of Government.