Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)Chapter 5 : Accreditation of Organisations to Provide Services to Adult Victims of Trafficking24. Accreditation of organisations to provide services |
| (1) | Subject to section 49(2), an adult victim of trafficking may only be referred in terms of section 19(5)(b) to an organisation that has been accredited in terms of this section and has a valid certificate of accreditation, referred to in subsection (4)(a). |
| (a) | a system for the accreditation of organisations which will provide services to adult victims of trafficking; and |
| (b) | the circumstances in which accredited organisations qualify for financial assistance, within available resources. |
| (3) | The system for accreditation referred to in subsection (2) must contain— |
| (a) | criteria for the evaluation of the programmes offered by organisations to ensure that they comply with the norms and minimum standards referred to in section 25; |
| (b) | mechanisms to monitor the programmes in question; and |
| (c) | measures for the removal of organisations from the system, where appropriate. |
(4)
| (a) | The Director-General: Social Development must, in the manner prescribed by the Minister of Social Development and within the time limits set out in the system of accreditation, consider all applications by organisations for accreditation and issue a certificate prescribed by the Minister of Social Development to each organisation that is accredited in terms of this section. |
| (b) | A certificate of accreditation referred to in paragraph (a) is valid for a maximum of four years from the date of accreditation. |
| (5) | A developmental quality assurance process must be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Minister of Social Development in respect of each accredited organisation. |
(6)
| (a) | The Director-General: Social Development must compile and maintain a list containing the particulars of each accredited organisation or organisation placed on or removed from the system within 30 days of accreditation or removal. |
| (b) | The Director-General: Social Development must, without undue delay, provide a copy of the list referred to in paragraph (a) when it is compiled and every time it is amended in accordance with paragraph (a) to— |
| (i) | the relevant role players in his or her Department who are involved in the administration of this Act; |
| (ii) | the National Director of Public Prosecutions who must distribute the list to all prosecutors; and |
| (iii) | the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, who must distribute the list to all relevant role players in the South African Police Service. |