SCOPA MEETING Progress Report on financial misconduct cases 28 February 2017
Presentation Outline Purpose Irregular expenditure Fruitless expenditure Damages and losses Progress under recoveries relating to financial misconduct cases Recommendations
Purpose To present a summary of the progress on financial misconduct cases as at 31 January 2017.
Irregular expenditure as at 31 Jan 2017
Progress on unfinalised cases of irregular expenditure
Major Irregular expenditure items (part of under investigation in previous slide) Amount Progress to date Extension of physical security (Various companies) 414 050 165.00 The request for condonation has been submitted to National treasury. Awaiting the feedback Lease payments (Trifecta/Delta) 223 466 398.00 Forensic investigations (SAB & T) 74 603 183.00 The Agency is considering the close out report and resolving the contractual dispute with the service provider Re-registration of grants beneficiaries (CPS) 316 447 361.00 Letter and additional info submitted to National Treasury for reconsideration of condonation withdrawal. Follow up letter sent to National Treasury on 25 Jan 2017. Total 1 028 567 107.00
Summary of fruitless and wasteful expenditure
Progress on unfinalised cases of fruitless expenditure NB 1: R 3.5 million under investigation relates to VIP protection service paid by SASSA. The transaction was approved by the former accounting authority and DSD and SASSA are in discussion to finalise the matter NB 2: R 1 .3 million under investigation relates to WC cancelled Mikondzo and SASSA is collating information to finalise its investigation.
Summary of cases of damages and losses
Progress on unfinalised cases of damages and losses
Progress on recoveries
Recommendations It is recommended that the Standing Committee on Public Account note the progress report on financial misconduct cases
Thank you !