{"id":160103,"date":"2025-09-29T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dpsa.gov.za\/ethicsofficerguide\/?page_id=160103"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:29:31","slug":"reporting-to-stakeholders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dpsa.gov.za\/ethicsofficerguide\/reporting-to-stakeholders\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting to stakeholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-159887&#8243; back_image=&#8221;159229&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center top&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_color=&#8221;color-210407&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; preserve_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; preserve_border_tablet=&#8221;yes&#8221; preserve_border_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; auto_height_device=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;504398&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-header with-corners unradius-lg&#8221; back_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; border_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;std&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;704997&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184197&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;5&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;114043&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-210105&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-179065&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165245&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #e0c26a;\">Reporting<\/span> to stakeholders[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;792479&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The ethics office will have to report to the ethics committee on progress with work. 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