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Justice and Correctional Services
Magistrates Commission on suspension/removal from office of magistrates
25 Jun 2020
Audio: Magistrates Commission on suspension/removal from office of Magistrates
The Committee was convened to receive an update by the Magistrates Commission on the confirmation of the suspension/removal from office of Ms Letitia Freeman, a senior magistrate of Mossel Bay, in terms of section 13(4)(b) of the Magistrates Act of1993. She ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Lockdown case backlogs; overcrowding & release of inmates: Minister's briefing
24 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services 24:06:2020
The Minister and the Department of Justice and Correctional Services gave a briefing on lockdown court case backlogs, overcrowding in correctional centres, and the early release of certain inmates. Analysis of the inmate population revealed that the bed space in correctional ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS & JICS 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister & COVID-19 Matters
20 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Committee met in a virtual meeting format with the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services to review their Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and Budget for 2020/21. The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector South Africa 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
16 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
Youtube Video: Public Protector South Africa 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met in a virtual meeting format with the Office of the Public Protector (OPP) to discuss the entity’s Strategic Plan, Annual Performance ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SAHRC & SIU 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
15 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 15 May 2020
Audio: SAHRC & SIU 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) protects state assets and resources from corruption, maladministration and fraud and it aimed to collect ...
Justice and Correctional Services
COVID-19 impact on judiciary; OCJ & Information Regulator 2020/21 APPs; with Deputy Minister of Justice
12 May 2020
Audio: Office of Chief Justice & Information Regulator 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans & Part 2
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
Justice services available during Level 4 of Lockdown, GG 43268, GoN 489 and other COVID-19 Information
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Measures taken by Department to deal with COVID-19: continuation; with Minister & Deputy Minister
4 May 2020
Video: Joint Meeting: PC on Justice & Correctional Services & SE Security & Justice, 04 May 2020
Justice services available during Level 4 of Lockdown, GG 43268, GoN 489 [05 May]
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
Schedule of Services to be phased in as per ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Remand Detention: Programmes for Remand Detainee Children; Reduce Remand detainees with Bail of less than R1000; Parole System: DCS briefing
13 Mar 2020
Several projects and initiatives of the Department have a work in progress status, and there are issues of poor management of the Parole system, which is due to lack of professional staff in the Criminal Justice System (CJS).
The number of social workers and psychologists in the CJS is inadequate ...
Justice and Correctional Services
JICS on its vision & revised Business Operational Plan/Model: Subcommittee on Correctional Services
28 Feb 2020
The dependence of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) on the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for its budget, administration and operations was of concern to the Members of the Committee and the JICS officials. A business case had been presented to the Minister that proposed an operational model ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS Quarter 3 performance: performance against spending; filling of key vacancies; Litigation cost
21 Feb 2020
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) told the Committee that its key focus areas were the effect of the high number of vacancies on its performance, and the slow rate at which the Integrated Inmate Management System (IIMS) was being rolled out.
Presenting its quarterly performance report, the Department said ...