Together, all the Acts provide for services and social benefits to designated target groups and govern eligibility requirements, norms and standards, the registration and financing of welfare services, the establishment of governance structures, fund-raising from the public and the regulation of the social work profession. The welfare sector is also directly influenced by Acts administered by other Ministries, certain of which contain specific clauses on services performed by personnel in the welfare sector. Fragmented system 3. Current welfare legislation enshrines the fragmented welfare system of the past, when different Government departments operated in isolation from each other and stakeholders' involvement in the legislative process was negligible. The present legislation is therefore inadequate.
Current legislation is duplicated and overlaps.
It was formulated to support racial segregation. Rationalised legislation will effect the speedy and effective integration of services. Lack of policy 5. Existing legislation is not based on the planned implementation and continuous evaluation of a comprehensive welfare policy. It reflects ad hoc and partial reactions to different needs at different times.