OMBUD COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2024/25

PART C: GOVERNANCE

15. B-BBEE COMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The Ombud Council’s B-BBEE status in respect of the year under review has been reviewed by a SANAS accredited verification agency and the overall B-BBEE contribution level received was a “level 7”. The Ombud Council will submit the required reports to the B-BBEE Commission in terms of section 13G (1) of the B-BBEE Act. The Ombud Council’s B-BBEE compliance is set out in the Table below. HAS THE PUBLIC ENTITY APPLIED ANY RELEVANT CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE (B-BBEE CERTIFICATE LEVELS 1 – 8) WITH REGARDS TO THE FOLLOWING:

IN YEAR MANAGEMENT REPORTS The Committee is satisfied with the quality of in year management and quarterly reports submitted in terms of the PFMA and the Treasury regulations. The public entity has reported to the National Treasury as required by the PFMA.

EVALUATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Committee has:

● Reviewed and discussed the audited annual financial statements to be included in the annual report, with the external auditors. ● Reviewed the external audit management report and management’s response thereto. ● Reviewed changes in accounting policies and practices ● Reviewed the entity’s compliance with legal and regulatory provisions. ● Reviewed significant adjustments resulting from the audit. The Committee concurs with and accepts the external audit report of the annual financial statements and is of the opinion that the audited annual financial statements should be accepted and read together with the external audit report. INTERNAL AUDIT The Committee is satisfied that the internal audit function is operating effectively and that it has addressed the risks pertinent to the entity and its audits. EXTERNAL AUDIT The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has opted not to perform the external audit for the 2024/25 financial year based on section 25(1)(a) of the Public Audit Act (Act 25 of 2004). The AGSA approved the appointment of the MGI RAS group to perform the audit of the Ombud Council for the financial year. The Committee has met with the MGI RAS group, a transformed professional services company and a Level 1 rated empowering service provider, according to the B-BEE codes of good practice, to ensure that there are no unresolved issues.

RESPONSE YES/NO

CRITERIA

DISCUSSION

The Ombud Council’s functions under the FSR Act include granting recognition to industry ombud schemes. The criteria for recognition are stipulated in section 196(3) of the FSR Act and the Council has not developed additional criteria. The Ombud Council’s SCM Policy includes measures to ensure compliance with preferential procurement prescripts and includes a scoring methodology for

Determining qualification criteria for the issuing of licences, concessions or other authorisations in respect of economic activity in terms of any law?

No.

Developing and implementing a Preferential Procurement Policy?

Yes.

specific preferential procurement goals.

Determining qualification criteria for the sale of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Developing criteria for entering partnerships with the private sector? Determining criteria for the awarding of incentives, grants and investment schemes in support of Broad-based

The Ombud Council does not have any relationships with SOEs.

N/A

The Ombud Council is not party to any Public- Private Partnerships.

N/A

The Ombud Council does not make any such awards.

N/A

Black Economic Empowerment?

Ms Lebogang Senne Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee

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