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Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

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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.

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The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Justice.[1] As of August 2023 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 R 2.975 billion.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 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. [2]
    "Justice and Correctional Services [ Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Justice and Correctional Services - Justice [ Deputy Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Vote 25: Justice and Constitutional Development" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN 978-0-621-48100-6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Vote 27: Office of the Chief Justice" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN 978-0-621-48100-6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF).

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