SWAZILAND 6. Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Category 1 - WEBSITE www.gov.sz There are only contact details of one official, the Principal Secretary, who is the ministry’s spokesperson. The website contains updated information. The website is reported to be non-functional at times. n = 20 1. Does this website contain up to date information? Yes No Partial • Additional Information By the time of compiling this report, it was updated. 2. Does the website contain: a) A description of its powers as well as data on the organizational structure, the functions, and the responsibilities of the administration? • • b) A list of laws, acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers? • c) Reports, policies, programs? d) Budget and expenditure? • e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? • f) Vacancies and employment procedures? • • g) The name, the address, the telephone number and the working hours of the respective institution? h) The contact details of public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • No information on working hours. Telephone numbers and a fax number. Total Score: 10/20 Category 2- Requests for Information The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs: 1. Does your office have an information desk or officer? 2. Does your office have a website? 3. If so, how often is your website updated, and who is in charge of your website? 4. What is the ministry doing to decentralize its legal services? 5. There’s a perception that Swazis have lost confidence in the judiciary. What is the ministry doing to restore confidence in the judiciary? 72