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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Strategic & Annual Performance Plans: briefing by Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluations
8 Apr 2016
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation presented their analysis of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Strategic Plans, 2016/17 Annual Performance Plans and Budgets as tabled on 10 March 2016. The purpose of their analysis was to determine the Department’s alignment with the objectives of the National Development ...
Social Development
Ministerial Task Team on illegal deductions from SASSA bank accounts; Department & SASSA 2016 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
6 Apr 2016
The Committee met to consider the findings of the Ministerial Task Team on the illegal deductions from the bank accounts of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and to be briefed by SASSA and the Department of Social Development on their strategic and annual performance plans.
Although the Department ...
Social Development
Children‘s Amendment Bill (B13-2015) and Children’s Second Amendment Bill (B14-2015): adoption postponed
17 Mar 2016
The Committee had held substantial discussions on the two Children's Amendment Bills on the previous day and the Chairperson, with the support of Committee Members, suggested that the final formalisation and adoption of the Bills be postponed. The Committee had encountered some practical issues and wanted a chance to get ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill [B13-2015] and Children’s Second Amendment Bill [B14-2015]: deliberations
16 Mar 2016
The Legal Advisers from Parliament and the Department of Social Development delivered feedback on the key amendments as proposed by the Committee in both Bills. The issue of TVETs which was previously debate, was settled. as Members found the term “college” to more suitable and all encompassing. Amendments were read ...
Social Development
Children's Amendment Bills B13/2015 and B14-2013: Departmental briefing, in presence of Minister
9 Mar 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD), with the Minister present for part of the time, took the Committee through the proposed amendments that had been suggested by the Committee, following the public hearings, for the Children's Amendment Bill B13-2015 and the Children's Second Amendment Bill B14-2015. The Department explained the ...
Social Development
Department report postponed due to absence of DG; Children's Amendment Private Member Bill; Committee Report on Northern Cape
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD) was expected to give a presentation on the progress of some of the programmes from April to June 2015, but the Director General had sent an apology, since he was attending an imbizo, and the delegation was led by the Chief Financial Officer. Members ...
Social Development
South African Council for Social Service Professions training, accreditation & curriculum; Committee Report on Northern Cape Oversight Visit
24 Feb 2016
Committee Report on Northern Cape Oversight Visit [Committee Report available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The South African Council for Social Service Professions spoke to the requirements that it has set up for students who wish to register to study social work as well and adoption work. Site visits ...
Social Development
First Term Committee programme: adoption
17 Feb 2016
The Committee Members went through its “Programme on the Legislation Process” for January to March 2016, and the Committee Secretary clarified that the Committee was still communicating with the Social Work Council in relation to some of the dates. There were some outstanding resolutions still to be taken and the ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill [B13-2015]; Children’s Second Amendment Bill [B14-2015]: Department response to public hearings
4 Nov 2015
The Director of Legal Services, Department of Social Development (DSD) focused on the various proposals that the DSD had picked up from the submissions at the public hearing on the two Amendment Bills (B13-2015 and B14-2015). These proposals included the need for an expanded definition of ‘sexual offences that would ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Act Private Member’s Bill [PMB2 -2015]: Department of Social Development response, Department of Justice comments on alignment with other legislation
28 Oct 2015
The Committee noted that Mr M Waters had submitted a Private Members' Bill (PMB) calling for amendments to the Children's Act, specifically to section 120, in order to bring the Act into alignment with the ruling of the courts in relation to placing of the name of a child sexual ...