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Annual Report for the 2021/22 Financial Year
Vote 2: Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Part C: Governance

Reference Resolu on Ac on date
objec ves of the Ins tu on. However, (30 September
raised a concern on how the Ins tu on 2022)
plans to support its members who wants
to pursue postgraduate studies in various
fields which would enhance their
parliamentary skills.

10. Informa on requested from WCPP
10.1. The Commi ee REQUESTED that WCPP provides the Commi ee with the following
informa on by 28 February 2022:

10.1.1. A breakdown of the 8 cases of irregular expenditure which were incurred by the Ins tu on,
including the remedial plan that was implemented to avoid a future recurrence, as indicated on page
14 of the Annual Report.

10.1.2. A report on the Ins tu on’s plan to digi se the recordings, transcrip ons and publica ons of
Hansard Services, as indicated on pages 42, 43 and 46 of the Annual Report.

10.1.3. A breakdown of the demographic profile between male and female employees in rela on to
the occupa onal bands of the Ins tu on, indicated in Table 28.2.2 on page 84 of the Annual Report.

11. Inputs received from the public

Members of the public were provided an opportunity to pose ques ons or make oral submissions,
based on the contents of the 2020/21 Annual Report of WCPP. However, no members of the public
were present in the mee ng to pose ques ons or to make oral submissions.

12. Conclusion

The Commi ee commends WCPP for maintaining an unqualified audit with no findings on
predetermined objec ves or compliance with laws and regula ons.

The Commi ee will con nue to engage with the Ins tu on on its budget, performance indicators
and the implementa on of legal requirements, including any outstanding ma ers that were
iden fied in the aforemen oned sec ons, which contains the Commi ee’s request for informa on.

13. Acknowledgments

The Chairperson expressed the apprecia on of the Commi ee for the inputs of the various role-
players, such as the Auditor-General of South Africa and the Audit Commi ee, to enhance the
oversight work of the Commi ee which relates to the Annual Report of WCPP for the year ending 31
March 2021. In addi on, the Commi ee thanked the presiding officers and the WCPP administra on
for their efforts and contribu ons in this regard.

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MS M WENGER
CHAIRPERSON: PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
DATE: 8/12/21

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