Public Submission to Parliament on the Public Service Commission Bill 2023

The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) and The Ethics Institute provide a submission on the Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill 2023, supporting its goal to enhance the impartiality and independence of the PSC and its role regarding public entities and local government, while identifying gaps regarding appointment processes for the PSC head and senior administrative staff.

• PARI and The Ethics Institute support the Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill 2023 as a means to advance a public administration that is professional, impartial, effective, and developmentally directed, specifically noting the Bill's intent to improve the PSC's independence and its role concerning public entities and local government.
• The submission identifies two primary deficiencies in the Bill: the lack of a sufficient framework and process for appointing the head of the PSC to ensure independence, and the absence of a framework allowing the PSC to act as a check and balance in the appointment of senior administrative staff, which is otherwise envisioned in the government's Professionalisation Framework.

APA

Public Affairs Research Institute (2024). Public Submission to Parliament on the Public Service Commission Bill 2023. https://pari.org.za/public-submission-to-parliament-on-the-public-service-commission-bill-2023/

Chicago

Public Affairs Research Institute. Public Submission to Parliament on the Public Service Commission Bill 2023. 2024. https://pari.org.za/public-submission-to-parliament-on-the-public-service-commission-bill-2023/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Public Affairs Research Institute |title=Public Submission to Parliament on the Public Service Commission Bill 2023 |date=19 February 2024 |url=https://pari.org.za/public-submission-to-parliament-on-the-public-service-commission-bill-2023/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{publicaffairsresearchinstitute2024public, author = {{Public Affairs Research Institute}}, title = {{Public Submission to Parliament on the Public Service Commission Bill 2023}}, publisher = {Public Affairs Research Institute}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://pari.org.za/public-submission-to-parliament-on-the-public-service-commission-bill-2023/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }