ATC150312: Fourth report of the Committee on Public Accounts on the unauthorised expenditure of the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, dated 03 February 2015

Public Accounts (SCOPA)

Fourth report of the Committee on Public Accounts on the unauthorised expenditure of the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, dated 03 February 2015
 

The Committee on Public Accounts (the Committee) considered and heard evidence on the unauthorised expenditure of the former Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities (the Department) in relation to the 2010/2011 financial year and reports as follows:

1. Background

 

The Department incurred unauthorised expenditure amounting to R3.729 million at the end of the 2010/11 financial year.

 

It has been noted that reporting on expenditure has been a challenge due to inadequate capacity within the Department.

 

The over spending resulted mainly from the following:

1. Payments to stakeholders that were not initially provided for;
2. Funding for hosting National Days, a function that initially resided with the Department of Arts and Culture and was moved to the Department without the necessary funds; and
3. Costs for a delegation that attended the United Nations Commission on the status of Women conference.

 

2. Recommendation

 

In line with the provisions of Section 34(1) of the PFMA the Committee recommends that the overspent amount of R3.729 million be recovered from the National Revenue Fund.

 

 

Report to be considered.