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CW156E - 26 March 2010

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    T D Harris question
    Whether the Presidency has established a unit to support the Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) at the departmental level; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the mandate of the unit, (b) who is heading the unit, (c) to which member of the executive is the unit accountable and (d) what is the timeframe for the full implementation of the unit’s objectives?
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    NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NUMBER: 129 DATE FOR PUBLICATION: APRIL 2010 DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 3 MAY 2010 Mr T D HARRIS (DA-WC) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION: Whether the Presidency has established a unit to support the Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) at the departmental level; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the mandate of the unit, (b) who is heading the unit, (c) to which member of the executive is the unit accountable and (d) what is the timeframe for the full implementation of the unit’s objectives? CW156E REPLY: Whether there is a RIA unit established The Central RIA Unit (CRU) is located in the Presidency with technical assistance being provided by the National Treasury. The RIA responsibilities within the Presidency are carried out by a small team of officials currently located within the now decommissioned Policy Coordination and Advisory Services (PCAS) and the Cabinet Office. The current restructuring within the Presidency will determine the permanent location of the Unit. What is the mandate of the Unit While national departments are responsible for conducting RIAs as part of the policy formulation and legislative process, the CRU is responsible for the quality assurance, enforcement, coordination and ensuring compliance with the RIA requirements to ensure effective RIA implementation. Post a 2 year pilot stage the central RIA unit was putting in place an effective framework for the institutionalisation of RIA in South Africa. This includes publishing Guidelines for RIA supplemented by Technical notes and a “conducting a RIA template”. These documents which are currently being finalized will provide detailed information to departments on how to complete an RIA and will be published upon approval by the Cabinet. The Central RIA Unit is further providing training to departments on RIA which includes various analytical techniques, compliance, communication and quality assurance. Two week long workshops have been held with government department. The trainers were Scott and Associates, RIA specialists who also provide global RIA training. Who is heading the Unit Since the Cabinet’s approval of conducting the RIA pilots in February 2007, the operations of the CRU were overseen by a Steering committee, chaired by the Head of the Policy Unit in the Presidency and Director-General at the National Treasury. The plan was to review the operation of RIA and report to Cabinet every two years. Changes emanating from reviews were to be incorporated into the RIA Guidelines, which are subject to revision over time. The reporting period on RIA progress and plans going forward have been delayed by the transformation in government and restructuring within the Presidency. To which member of the executive is the unit accountable? Once the system is fully functional, the Deputy President, in his role as Leader of Government Business, will provide political leadership. The Minister Finance and the Minister in The Presidency will sign off on the quality of all RIAs. This includes verifying costings and impacts to ensure they are accurate, based on sound assumptions and that the methodology is appropriate. What is the timeframe for the full implementation of the unit’s objectives The full RIA implementation of the unit’s objectives was envisaged to take full effect from June 2010. However, this target depends on timeframe for the restructuring within the Presidency and the various RIA training workshops to be conducted within the national departments in general and to the newly established departments in particular. This will enable departments to be in the position to conduct RIAs without the need to employ external consultants or other experts except in a small minority of cases. END
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