Department of Justice and Constitutional Development explained

Agency Name:Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Jurisdiction:Government of South Africa
Headquarters:Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria
Coordinates:-25.7478°N 28.195°W
Employees:16 063 (2022/23)
Budget: (2022/23)
Minister1 Name:Ronald Lamola
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Minister2 Name:John Jeffery
Minister2 Pfo:Deputy Minister of Justice
Chief1 Name:Nonkululeko Msomi
Chief1 Position:Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development
Type:Department
Child1 Agency:National Prosecuting Authority
Child2 Agency:South African Law Reform Commission
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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government. The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates law reform.

The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Justice.[1] the minister is Ronald Lamola[2] and the deputy minister is John Jeffery.[3]

Financials

In the 2020 budget, R22,410.8 million was appropriated for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and a further R2,450.8 million for the Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration. In the 2018/19 financial year the department had 22,050 employees, with a further 2,415 employees in the Office of the Chief Justice.[4] [5]

In 2022/23, the budget for the department was .[6]

External links

https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/saconstitution-web-eng.pdf

Notes and References

  1. 14 June 2019 . President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments . The Presidency . 7 August 2020 . The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is responsible for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ)..
  2. Web site: Justice and Correctional Services [Ministry of ] ]. South African Government . 8 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Justice and Correctional Services - Justice [Deputy Ministry of ] ]. South African Government . 8 August 2020.
  4. Book: Estimates of National Expenditure 2020 . National Treasury . Pretoria . 978-0-621-48100-6 . 2020 . Vote 25: Justice and Constitutional Development . http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2020/enebooklets/Vote%2025%20Justice%20and%20Constitutional%20Development.pdf . 8 August 2020.
  5. Book: Estimates of National Expenditure 2020 . National Treasury . Pretoria . 978-0-621-48100-6 . 2020 . Vote 27: Office of the Chief Justice . http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2020/enebooklets/Vote%2027%20Office%20of%20the%20Chief%20Justice.pdf . 8 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Annual Report 2022/23 .