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

Maturity Tool;
• Assessed the implementa on of the risk management policy, strategy and implementa on plan;
• Evaluated the effec veness of the combined assurance model in providing assurance to
significant risks facing the WCPP;
• Performed ICT governance oversight to assess the implementa on of policy on enterprise-wide
technology, informa on management and informa on-security management, and to ensure the
embedding of it into the day-to-day, medium- and long-term decision-making, ac vi es and
culture of the WCPP;
• Reviewed the compliance and loss management processes and procedures and its effec veness;
and
• Evaluated the effec veness of the business con nuity management prac ces of the ins tu on.

Key strategic risks considered and addressed during the year
The following strategic risks were considered and addressed:

• Con nuous resurgence of COVID-19 that may result in business discon nuity, mass absenteeism
and the loss of life;
• Inadequate Informa on Security Management system resul ng in cyber-a acks, data the and
data fraud;
• Significant interrup ons to the service delivery of Parliament that may result in extended
business discon nuity;
• Uncertainty in respect of the budget envelope that may result in ins tu onal performance
stagna on;
• Sub-op mal investment in establishing and managing an agile future focussed IT strategy;
• Inability to embed and enforce a technology culture at the ins tu on;
• Inadequate public par cipa on in the law-making process resul ng in possible uncons tu onal
laws and ineffec ve legisla ve oversight;
• Ineffec ve social media presence due to lack of skills and resources to ensure ac ve
engagement with stakeholders;
• Security breaches at the legislature building;
• Inadequate procedural advice and support to Commi ees;
• Delayed procedural advice to the Presiding Officers, causing inadequacy on the execu on of
standing rules and rulings in the House;
• Inadequately skilled and trained Members of parliament poten ally comprising effec ve law-
making and oversight; and

• Inappropriate skills set of staff to adjust to the requirements of a modernised parliament.

Each programme’s key risks are deliberated upon and debated at the quarterly GOVCOM mee ngs.
Programme managers or directors are required to provide feedback on progress with the
implementa on of ac on plans to reduce the likelihood of risks materialising and/or their impact, if
they should materialise. The GOVCOM also referred risks back that should be analysed more
extensively and recommended addi onal mi ga ons or ac ons to manage risks.

The Governance and Administra on Cluster Audit Commi ee, provided independent oversight of
the WCPP’s system of risk management. The Audit Commi ee was furnished with quarterly ERM
progress reports and risk registers to execute their independent oversight role.

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