Question NW1653 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration

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03 October 2016 - NW1653

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Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) is the job description of his department’s ethics officer and (b) are the critical performance indicators for the specified position?

Reply:

(a) The Department of Public Service and Administration does not have a dedicated official performing the functions of an Ethics Officer. However it has assigned an official in the Office of the Director-General to perform key ethics officer functions in addition to her other duties. In this regard her role entails the following:

  1. Liaison with all members of the SMS regarding the submission of Financial Disclosures.
  2. Initial scrutiny of all submitted disclosures to assess if they are complete.
  3. Follow-up with relevant managers whose disclosures might be incomplete.
  4. Forwarding of all completed disclosures to the Executive Authority for onward processing to the Public Service Commission.
  5. Brief report to the Director-General on the disclosure process and the results thereof.

(b) The critical performance indicators are:

  1. Timely and complete disclosure of financial interests by SMS members; and
  2. Timely advice to the Accounting Officer regarding non-compliant officials for purposes of follow-up and where necessary, disciplinary action.

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