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Election of Chairperson
27 May 2016
The Committee met briefly to elect Dr M Motshekga (ANC) as Chairperson.
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 ...
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 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Budgets of Departments of Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional Services & Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration: Overview by Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
5 Apr 2016
The Committee met to receive an overview by the Minister on the budgets of the Department of Justice and Correctional Services, and the Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration. Owing to time constraints, he was able to highlight only aspects of Justice and Correctional Services in his presentation. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Reports on Salaries, Allowances & Benefits for Judges & Magistrates; Provisional Suspension of Magistrate
8 Mar 2016
The Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee considered three reports and accepted all of them.
The first the report of the Committee on Justice on the Draft Notice and Schedule determining the rate, with effect form 1 April 2015, at which salaries, allowances and benefits were payable to Constitutional Court ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Organisational restructuring and related matters, including progress made as far as the improved management of its regions: Department of Correctional Services briefing
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on the progress made with its organisational restructuring and improved management. The controversial '10x4' shift system was addressed which left the facilities understaffed on Mondays and Fridays, however due to the disagreement with employees on the issue, this system was preferred to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
IT modernisation project implementation: Department of Correctional Services briefing
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) gave feedback on the implementation of its IT-modernisation project. Before the presentation commenced, the National Commissioner recapped the projects of the DCS and highlighted some developments and challenges in the Department. He noted that the DCS had previously engaged in a programme involving consultants, ...