ATC221201: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18D – 2020], dated 30 November 2022

Social Development

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18D – 2020], dated 30 November 2022

 

The Portfolio Committee on Social Development, having considered the proposed amendments by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18D – 2020] (National Assembly – Sec 76), referred to it on 22 November 2022 (see ATC, 22 November 2022), reports that it agrees to the amendments.

 

Expression of minority views

Rule 288 (3) (f) of the National Assembly states in its report the Committee must, if it is not a unanimous report—

(i) specify in which respects and why there was no consensus, and

(ii) in addition to the views representative of the majority in the committee, convey any views of a minority in the committee in order to facilitate debate when the report comes before the House.

 

Members of the minority parties objected to the adoption of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18D – 2020] and the Committee report on it based on the minority views reported on, in the Committee Report on the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18B – 2020], which it adopted on 06 July 2022. It was tabled in the Announcement, Tablings and Committee Reports (ATC) dated 08 July 2022 (No. 102 – 2022).

 

Recommendation

 

The Portfolio Committee on Social Development recommends that the House adopts this report and approves the second reading of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18D - 2020].

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Report to be considered.