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Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services on its ICT challenges, relationship with SITA, modernisation project and inmate management systems
23 Jun 2015
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Justice and Correctional Services portfolio committee on its IT environment. The Department had re-instated the IT branch in 2012 with the aim of acquiring, implementing, advising and coordinating a secured integrated system and relevant ICT which was aligned to that Department’s strategic ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Police Minister's Nkandla Report: Election of Chairperson; Parties to be called by the Committee
11 Jun 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee, having been appointed by the National Assembly, elected Mr Cedric Frolick as its chairperson. He suggested the Committee collate its programme but the meeting quickly turned into a debate on who the Committee could call to appear before it.
Some Members of the ruling party pointed ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector on 2015 Strategic Plan
29 Apr 2015
An overview was provided by Adv Thuli Madonsela, Public Protector. The strategy of the Office of the Public Protector was presented by its Chief Executive Officer; and a briefing on human resources and budget was given by the Chief Financial Officer.
After reaffirming Public Protector Vision 2020 as the lodestar ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services Budget and Strategic Plan
16 Apr 2015
The Department of Correctional Services explained the links between the Department’s strategic planning documents and national priorities as contained in the National Development Plan; and how these priorities are targeted over the Medium Term Strategic Framework through specific indicators contained in either the Strategic Plan or Annual Performance Plan. This ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Election of co-chairpersons
26 Mar 2015
The Committee elected Mr Vincent Smith as the Co-Chairperson of the National Assembly component of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Review and Mr Lewis Nzimande as the Co-Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces component of the Committee.
Justice and Correctional Services
Maintenance Amendment Bill: public hearings
25 Feb 2015
The Committee deliberated on the Maintenance Amendment Bill. Notable amendments include clause one of the bill seeks to amend Section 6 of the Act to oblige a maintenance officer to investigate a matter with the view of institution a maintenance inquiry where good cause exists for the substitution or discharge ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Human Resources related challenges: Department of Correctional Services briefing
19 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Committee in detail on its challenges in human resources. It noted that there was still a problem in leadership stability, with a consistent number of vacancies at senior management at both national and regional levels. The recruitment and retention strategy set out ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional facilities: overcrowding & security; DCS briefing; Maintenance Amendment Bill: Deputy Minister & DoJ&CD briefings
12 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Committee on overcrowding and the threat that this posed to security in correctional centres. The DCS described the problem of over-crowding, how it arose and its extent, the solutions that the Department and other linked departments proposed or were implementing, and how ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Centre Infrastructure: Department of Correctional Services briefing
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services said that the Department of Public Works (DPW) was the custodian of government buildings and manages the municipality accounts for DCS facilities. DCS leases government owned properties directly from DPW and pays accommodation charges to DPW. For the 2014/15 to 2019/20 financial period, it requires ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Correctional Services Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, having received the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Correctional Services only that morning, postponed its consideration to the following day. It proceeded to read through the draft BRRR for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, page ...