BRANCH:INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT

This Branch also coordinates transformation and focusses on constitutional compliance, democracy support and sound integrity management and service delivery complaints handling. It comprises of the following sub-programmes:

Sub-Programme3: Legal Services

The role and responsibility of the Chief Directorate: State Law Advisory Services is to provide a comprehensive and professional internal legal support service to the Office of the Premier; and to provide a comprehensive, professional, inter-departmental, transversal state law advisory service to the respective provincial line function Departments protecting the interests of the entire Province. In pursuance of Strategic Goal 6 of the PGDP and Strategic Objective 6.4 thereof (to promote participative, facilitative and accountable governance), the Chief Directorate: State Law Advisory Services, strives to –

(i) promote good governance and adherence to the principles of constitutionalism and the Rule of Law;

(ii) ensure that constitutionally compliant Provincial Laws (Bills, Regulations and Proclamations) which reflect policy are drafted and certified;

(iii) ensure a well-regulated legislative environment in the Province;

(iv) establish the most appropriate legal framework for service delivery; and

(v) establish the legal basis and authority for every structure, function and activity of the Provincial Government. KwaZulu-Natal: Office of the Premier P 42 Annual Performance Plan: 2018 – 2019

Sub-Programme 5: Special Programmes

The Programme supports two (2) units, namely, Integrity Management and Democracy Support Services. The purpose of the Integrity Management unit is to mitigate and eliminate incidence of unethical conduct by government officials with a view to improving good governance. This unit strives to inculcate the culture of high moral standards and integrity through the demonstration of best practice by all government officials. It supports MTSF Outcome 12, Sub-outcome 8: Improved mechanisms to promote ethical behaviour in the public service. The purpose of the Democracy Support Services unit is to ensure that government translates its constitutional, political and global commitments into measurable and meaningful programmes. It supports MTSF Outcome 14 Sub-Outcome 1: Actions 1 and 5 by monitoring the mainstreaming of GDCSC into government programmes and facilitating awareness campaigns; Sub-Outcome 2: Action 1, 3 and 6 by monitoring the employment demographics in the context of vulnerable groups and awareness campaigns; Sub-Outcome 4: Actions 20 and 24 by promoting active citizenry and leadership by coordinating and monitoring of GDCSC forums in all spheres of government. It now also incorporates youth development which was previously under Programme 3. The subprogramme also includes the responsibility of Security and Protocol. The latter currently responds to Strategic Objective 2.1 Improved resource management support services, and contributes to Effective coordination of government resources protection through Programme Performance indicators 2.1 h) Number of Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) verification monitoring coordination reports; and (i) Number of quarterly Minimum Physical Security Standards (MPSS) monitoring coordination reports.

Sub-Programme 6: Inter-Governmental Relations 

To improve inter – and intra – governmental relations and promote effective cooperative governance through implementation of the IGR Act (1999). The unit coordinates with all departments to ensure effective delivery of all MTSF Outcomes. It contributes to MTSF Outcome 12, sub-outcome 7 to improve interdepartmental coordination. It also contributes towards MTSF Outcome 11 in terms of international relations. As stated, this unit reports to the Director General, noting that in terms of the Budget Structure it is Sub-programme 6. The MRM, OSS and Inkululekho project teams also report to IGR, although the latter units budget is still part of Programme 3, and indicators relate to Stakeholder Coordination under Strategic Objectives 3.2 and 3.3.1))

Sub-Programme 7: Gaming and Betting

The purpose of this directorate Unit is to provide professional line function and policy support to the MEC responsible for gaming and betting with respect to all matters related to gaming and betting, through monitoring of the gaming and betting industry and through monitoring of the public entity created to regulate the gaming and betting industry.