PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FOR FOURTH PARLIAMENTARY TERM – OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2004

Day of the Week

Date

Time

Venue

Agenda Item

1.Tuesday

12 Oct

09h00 –

13h00

GH 42, Good Hope Building

First sitting of Portfolio Committee to: Consider and adopt Programme for 4th Term.

Report on Prison visits during recess. Tabling of the report on recommendations and solutions to overcrowding.

2.Wednesday

13 Oct

09h00-

13h00

V226 Old Assembly Building

Briefing by Friends Against Abuse

3. Thursday

14 Oct

09h00 – 17h00

Pollsmoor

Visit to the Pollsmoor Juvenile Dentention Centre

4. Friday

15 Oct

     

5. Tuesday

19 Oct

09h00-13h00

Stellenbosch

Visit to the Lindelani Place of Safety (Stellenbosch).

6. Friday

22 Oct

09h00-

13h00

V 226, Old Assembly Building

Adoption of minutes of previous term.

Consideration of Committee Budget 2005/2006.

Consideration of Business Plan 2005/2006

7. Tuesday

26 Oct

09h00 – 13h00

V 226, Old Assembly Building

Consideration of Annual Report of DCS

8.Wednesday

27 Oct

09h00-

14h00

E 305, New Wing Building

Hearing on Annual Report of DCS

9. Friday

29 Oct

09h00- 13h00

S12 A, Senate Wing

Committee Report on the Hearing on Annual Report of DCS

10. Tuesday

02 Nov

09h00 – 13h00

S 26, Senate Wing

Briefing by National Treasury on the MTBPS.

11. Friday

05 Nov

09h00-13h00

S12 A, Senate Wing

Briefing by The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on Crime statistics

12. Tuesday

09 Nov

09h00-13h00

Malmesbury

Visit to the Malmesbury Correctional Centre.

13. Friday

12 Nov

09h00-

13h00

Old Assembly Chamber, Old Wing

Meeting: Minister & the PC on Social Development on Juvenile offenders and places of safety.

14. Tuesday

16 Nov

09h00-13h00

Wineberg

Visit to Bonnytoun Place of safety (Wineberg)

15. Friday

19 Nov

09h00-13h00

V 475, Old Wing

Overview of the Terms work, Adoption of Annual report, recommendations & Way Forward

19 November – 16 December 2004 -Constituency period

16 December – Leave Period

January 2005

NB: Friday meetings are subject to Plenary sessions.