2. The Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act (Act 5 of 2009), provides for, amongst others, a parliamentary procedure to amend Money Bills, thus granting parliamentary committees greater opportunity to influence the allocation of funds to the departments they oversee. Section 5 of the Act compels the National Assembly, through its Committees, to annually submit budgetary review and recommendation (BRR) reports on the financial performance of departments accountable to them. Though the Act is silent on oversight over entities, the Committee believes that, although the JICS does not receive its allocation directly from National Treasury, but instead, and in line with the legislative provisions referred to below, from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), the JICS' performance too should be considered quarterly, to culminate in a final assessment during the BRR process in October each year. The Committee appreciates that in response to our March 2012 recommendation, the JICS' annual report was tabled timeously, and that therefore its consideration during the BRR finalisation period was possible.