The Childrenās Act defines CYCC as a facility that provides residential care to more than six children outside the childās family environment in accordance with the residential care programme suited for the children in the facility. Nkabinde-Khawe said the Kingdom Life was found to be non-compliant, as it contravened the NPO Act and the Childrenās Act.
āAny organisation providing service to children should be registered according to the Childrenās Act, guided by specific norms and standards,ā Nkabinde-Khawe said.
According to the department, Kingdom Life has an unconstitutional board; mismanaged funds as the board failed to account for funds; the facility does not meet registration requirements as prescribed by the NPO Act and Childrenās Act; and a Kingdom Life social worker violated the Childrenās Act 38 of 2005, amongst others.
āAs Gauteng Social Development, it is in the best interest of the children to be removed from this facility and the movement will be done through the court as these children were placed through court orders.
āThe department will continue to assist the organisation to be registered for compliance, however we cannot keep children in the centre that is contravening the laws of the country and put children at risk,ā Nkabinde-Khawe said.
