Question NW2367 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
06 October 2017 - NW2367
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What number of cases has since 2010 between state law advisors as representatives of the State at all three levels of government and the public and contested as settlements agreed without the necessary mandate; (2) (a) what number of cases altogether has been settled in each (i) national and (ii) provincial department since 2010 and (b) what does the total for settlements amount to for each year from 1 January 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
- I have been informed that there is only one (1) reported case since 2010 (For National and Provincial Departments).
- The Honourable Member should note that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has reported that: No data was collected during 2010/11 to 2014/15 financial years. The table below provides details of information captured from 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years as well as the first quarter of the current (2017/18) financial year:
Verified data 2015/16 to 2016/17 for both National and Provincial Departments:
|
Year |
No. of matters settled |
Amount Claimed |
Amount Awarded |
|
2015/16 |
969 |
R1 330 597 548.02 |
R453 750 543.47 |
|
2016/17 |
787 |
R815 767 876.25 |
R347 354 310.86 |
Unverified data 2017/18 for both National and Provincial Departments:
|
Year |
No. of matters settled |
Amount Claimed |
Amount Awarded |
|
Quarter 1 |
275 |
R251 194 125 |
R112 552 023 |