Following the public outcry on the NPO deregistration in 2012, the department introduced a developmental approach to support non-compliant NPOs, by conducting roadshows across the country to assist non-compliant NPOs to comply in line with the NPO Act 71 of 1997. After this process, the Minister of Social Development has since approved the lifting of the moratorium and the commencement of the deregistration for non-compliant NPOs.