The Committee as part of exercising its oversight function received a briefing from the Auditor General on the audit outcomes of the 2011/12 annual report of the department and its entities. The Committee also used the following source documents for its analysis: . Report on the review of the 2011 State of the Nation Address; . Progress report on the department's contribution towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; . The report of the Auditor General; . Estimates of National Expenditure 2011/12; . Report on the Budget Vote 2011/12 -2013/14, tabled 20 March 2011; . 4th Quarter Expenditure Report 2011/12 financial year, National Treasury; . Analysis of the expenditure patterns of, and performance-related information on national government departments: social cluster, prepared by the Research Unit of Parliament; and . Summary analysis of the Department of Social Development annual report for the year ended 31 March 2012, prepared by the Research Unit of Parliament.