The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs plays an oversight role on the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Home Affairs, and its Entities. The Committee scrutinized the Strategic Plans and Budgets of the Department of Home Affairs and the GPW on the 9th of March 2010 and scrutinised the Strategic Plans and Budgets of the EC and the FPB on the 16th of March 2010 in order to establish whether funds that are allocated to the Department and its Entities are aligned to the respective strategic plan documents.