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ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 LEST WE FORGET FOSTERINGFOSTERING PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIDE PRIDE AND AND CONFIDENCE CONFIDENCE IN DEMOCRACY IN DEMOCRACY AND AND ENHANCING ENHANCING SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY DELIVERY TO THE TO THEPEOPLE PEOPLE OF GAUTENG OF GAUTENG YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION The People Shall Govern: Public Participation Beyond Slogans GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) is the parliament of the people of Gauteng. The GPL has the constitutional mandates of law-making, oversight and scrutiny, public participation and co-operative governance. The GPL therefore makes laws that address the specific needs of Gauteng, conducts oversight over Gauteng Provincial Departments to support the improvement of service delivery, conducts public participation interventions to ensure public involvement in the GPL business LEST processes and promotes co-operativeWE governance for coherent decision-makingFORGET across spheres of government. GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 1 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION CONTENTS PART A: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 4 Acronyms 6 Your View ~ Our Vision 8 Vision Statement 9 Mission Statement 9 Values 9 Preamble to the Constitution 10 LEST PART B: THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW 13 WE FORGET SECTION I 14 Foreword by the Speaker 14 Legislative Overview 22 - Corporate Governance Statement 22 - Overview of Committees’ Work 30 SECTION II 34 Executive Summary 34 2 GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION SECTION III 39 Statement of Responsibility for Performance Information by the Accounting Officer 39 Programme Performance Information (non-financial reporting) 41 PART C: GOVERNANCE 115 SECTION IV 116 Risk Management and Internal Controls 116 Fraud and Corruption 118 Code of Conduct and Management of Conflict of Interest 118 Report of the Audit and Risk Committee 118 Prior Modifications of Audit Reports 121 Health, Safety and Environmental Issues 121 Transversal Mainstreaming 122 OCPOL Resolutions 126 PART D: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 129 SECTION V 130 Legislation that governs Human Resources 130 Introduction 130 Human Resource Statistics 133 PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 151 SECTION VI 152 Report of the Accounting Officer 152 Accounting Officer’s Statement of Responsibility for Annual Financial Statements 162 Report of the Auditor-General of South Africa 163 Annual Financial Statement 166 - Statement of Financial Position 167 - Statement of Financial Performance 168 - Statement of Changes in Net Assets 169 - Cash Flow Statements 170 - Accounting Policies 171 - Notes to the Annual Financial Statements 190 - Detailed Income Statement 204 - Appendix A: 2015/16 Appropriation Statement 206 PART F: OUTLOOK 211 SECTION VII 212 Introduction 212 Conclusion 215 GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 3 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION PART A LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION ACRONYMS PART A: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AFS Annual Financial Statements ECC Events Co-ordinating Committee AGSA Auditor-General of South Africa EEA Employment Equity Act APPs Annual Performance Plans EFT Electronic Funds Transfer ARC Audit and Risk Committee EMS Emergency Medical Services ARG Audit, Risk and Governance ERM Enterprise-wide Risk Management ATCR Announcements, Tabling and Committee Reports ERP Enterprise Resource Planning AV Audio Visual EU European Union BBBEE Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment EULSP European Union Legislature Services Programme BCM Business Continuity Model FMPPI Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information BCP Business Continuity Plan FMPPLA Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act BEE Black Economic Empowerment FIS Focused Intervention Studies BSC Balanced Scorecard FPC Fraud Prevention Committee CBO Community Based Organisation GDF Gauteng Department of Finance CCTV Closed Circuit Television GEYODI Gender, Youths and Persons with Disability CFO Chief Financial Officer GPG Gauteng Provincial Government CI Constitutional Imperatives GPL Gauteng Provincial Legislature CIO Chief Information Officer GRAP Generally Recognised Accounting Practice COSO Committees of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission GSF Gauteng Speakers Forum COVAC Committees Oversight and Accountability Framework IA Internal Audit CPOF Capital Projects Oversight Forum IAPP Institutional Annual Performance Plan CPA Commonwealth Parliamentarians’ Association IC Act Integrity Commissioner’s Act CPC Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference ICT Information and Communications Technology CPS Centre for Policy Studies IPMS Integrated Performance Management System CRC Citizen Responsibility Campaign ISDs Institutions Supporting Democracy CRM Customer Relations Management King III King III Code of Corporate Practices and Conduct CSOs Civil Society Organisations KMP Knowledge Management Practices CSU Committee Support Unit LAC Legislature Adjudication Council CWP Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual DMS Document Management System LSB Legislature Services Board DRP Disaster Recovery Plan LSS Legislative Sector Support EAP Employee Assistance Programme M&E Monitoring and Evaluation ED Executive Director LIMS Legislature Information Management Systems 6 GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION ACRONYMS PART A: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION LSA Legislature Service Act PSOM Public Service Oversight Model MAC Members Affairs Committee PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network MAD Members Affairs Directorate PwD Persons with Disabilities MECs Members of Executive Councils RIF Register of Interest Forms MoA Memoranda of Agreement SALSA Secretaries Association of Legislatures in South Africa MPLs Members of the Provincial Legislature SANGONET South African Non-Governmental Organisation Network MPAC Municipal Public Accounts Committee SAP Systems Applications Processes MPWC Multi-Party Women’s Caucus SALS South African Legislative Sector MTEF Medium-Term Expenditure Framework SAPS South African Police Services MSS Management Self-Service SAQA South African Qualifications Authority NACH National Anti-Corruption Hotline SCM Supply Chain Management NCOP National Council of Provinces SCOPA Standing Committee on Public Accounts NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures SDA Skills Development Act NDP National Development Plan SETA Sector Education and Training Authority NEHAWU National Education Health and Allied Workers Union SLA Service Level Agreement NIA National Intelligence Agency SLIS Special Libraries and Information Sector NICSA National Interfaith Council of South Africa SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound OCoC Office of the Chairperson of Committees SMMEs Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises OCPOL Oversight Committee on the Office of the Premier and the Legislature SMS Senior Management Services OHS Occupational Health and Safety SOCATT Society of Clerks at the Table PEBA Programme Evaluation and Budget Analysis SOM Sector Oversight Model PI Performance Information SOPA State of the Province Address POs Presiding Officers STOR Specifications and Terms of Reference Committee PPF Public Participation Forum TEC Tender Evaluation Committee PPP Public Participation and Petitions TIDs Technical Indicator Descriptors PGO Project Governance Office ToR Terms of Reference PLOs Parliamentary Liaison Officers TMALI Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute PSC Public Service Commission TMFP The Transvaal Mainstreaming Focal Point PSETA Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority UJ University of Johannesburg RMC Risk Management Committee UNISA University of South Africa SADC Southern African Development Community VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency Wits University of Witwatersrand GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE | ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 7 YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION YOUR VIEW ~ OUR VISION The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) was established in 1994 in terms of the 1993 Interim Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The legislature now exists in terms of Section 108 of the 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (the Constitution). The GPL is an autonomous institution, empowered by the Constitution to make laws, oversee the performance of the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), promote co-operative governance and carry out public participation for the electorate of the Gauteng Province. Since its establishment, the GPL has focused its energies on building an institution that gives effect to its constitutional mandate. This has not been a static process. Increasingly, the GPL has to gear itself up to respond to broader developments within the national and provincial environment. The GPL is located in a province characterised by a rapid process of transition, growth and development. South Africa’s second decade of democracy has brought with it high expectations from the people of Gauteng – that the vision of a “better life for all” will become a reality. In this context, there is an increasing expectation that Government should deliver on its promises through effective governance and efficient service delivery. In line with this expectation, it is the strategic choice of the GPL to be more visible and active in its role as the voice of the people. The GPL has chosen to assert its role as a key institution of democracy. To achieve this, it has to among other tasks: • deliver on its constitutional