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Appointment of Public Protector
Election of Chairperson
27 May 2016
Dr Makhosi Khoza (ANC) was elected as Committee Chairperson. She said that the Committee would need to meet during the parliamentary recess to meet the 31 August deadline.
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator; SAHRC; National Council for Correctional Services vacancies
17 May 2016
Summary
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Committee on the proposed potential candidates for appointment to the National Council for Correctional Services. Candidates had to be experts in the field of clinical psychology or be representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the field of correctional services, be academics ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan
4 May 2016
The Department of Defence (DOD) presented its 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan and budget. The Secretary for Defence noted that budget remained a major concern, and the fact that the budget was nowhere near the ideal figure meant that the SA Defence Review, a plan that would unfold over the next ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2016
Documents handed out:
Department of Military Veterans 2016 Annual Performance Plan [Document not available email info@pmg.org.za]
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) reported on its 2016 annual performance plan. There were eight priorities. These included ensuring a fully functional Department with an independent budget vote and systems, and the provision ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Analysis of Department of Defence 2016 Performance Plans and budget: Committee section briefings
20 Apr 2016
The Committee's Content Advisor and Parliamentary Research Unit presented three analyses to the Committee, on the Department of Defence (DOD) budget allocation, the Department of Military Veterans Budget Allocation (DMV) and selected issues arising out of the Annual Performance Plans (APP).
The first analysis noted that in general the Department ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Reports on Department of Justice & Constitutional Development & Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration budgets
14 Apr 2016
The Committee considered the draft Committee Reports on Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration budgets. Members conducted a page by page perusal of the draft reports to check for omissions and corrections.
Debates arose about requests for the inclusion of some ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) report
13 Apr 2016
The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) briefed the Committee on the functioning and its impact of its investigations and inspections as well its complaints management system, and mandatory reporting units. JICS focused on deaths, use of force and mechanical restraints, segregation, infrastructure, conduct of officials and compliance to legislation. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services on its 2016 Strategic & Annual performance plans
12 Apr 2016
Document missing: Department of Correctional Services 2016 Strategic & Annual performance plan [email info@pmg.org.za]
A delegation from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) presented its 2016/2017 Annual Performance Plan for 2016/2017 and 2016 Estimates of National Expenditure, including its vision, mandate and strategic goals. Its five programmes covered administration, incarceration, rehabilitation, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector of South Africa on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan
7 Apr 2016
Public Protector South Africa Strategic Plan contains 17 strategic objectives and the budget for 2016/17 is R263.3 million. Its key challenges are poor funding and inadequate human resources, which manifest in a backlog of cases. The emerging risks it faces are operational sustainability through financial constraints, reputational risk through poor ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice & Constitutional Development & Office of the Chief Justice on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ & CD) presented the Strategic Plan for 2015/20, Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17, and budget. The Department had been asked to focus on certain areas, and so the first part of the presentation covered the Policy on Traditional Courts, with a briefing ...