1 Mpho Mathabathe: Mpho Mathabathe: Researcher Portfolio Researcher Portfolio Committee on Committee on Correctional Services Correctional Services 17 April 2013 17 April 2013 Summary and Analysis of Summary and Analysis of DCS budget and strategic DCS budget and strategic plan (2013/14) plan (2013/14)
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Mpho Mathabathe: Researcher Mpho Mathabathe: Researcher Portfolio Committee on Portfolio Committee on Correctional ServicesCorrectional Services
17 April 201317 April 2013
Summary and Analysis of DCS Summary and Analysis of DCS budget and strategic plan budget and strategic plan
(2013/14)(2013/14)
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Introduction
• This presentation is intended to summarise and flag
issues raised in the document presented to Members
of Parliament.
• The presentation will touch on three key areas
namely; National Development Plan; budget of DCS
and the Annual Performance Plan for 2013/14.
National Development Plan
• Chapter 12 of the NDP is relevant to Correctional Services as it deals with building safer
communities. A number of key priority areas are highlighted as road map to achieve the vision
of NDP.
• Key priority area relevant to DCS is “Strengthening the criminal justice system”
• The plan recommends more coherent implementation and reporting of the Seven-Point Plan.
Specific actions should include:
• Immediate alignment of all strategic plans in the Justice Crime Prevention and Security
Cluster (JCPS) with the seven-point plan
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National Development Plan(Cont..)
• The project manager appointed to the office of the Criminal Justice
System Reform to coordinate the seven-point plan’s activities and
programmes to ensure that the JCPS departments implement the
seven-point plan in sinc
• Dedicated budget for each relevant department be established and
outcome reported in relation to seven-point plan.
• Annual evaluation of implementation of the seven-point plan with
assessment against overarching objectives.
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National Development Plan(Cont..)
• Another key priority area relevant to DCS is “Build safety using an integrated approach”
• Recommendations relevant to DCS are: Protection of vulnerable groups and improving rehabilitation and reducing recidivism.
• Improving rehabilitation and reducing recidivism: recommendations include:
Increased substance abuse treatment during imprisonment Increase education, training and skills programmes within correctional
centres Community organisations should be capacitated to assist with
reintegration after release ATD population must be decreased drastically Priority should be given to youth in prison, particularly in terms of
restorative justice and diversion.
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DCS budget in Context
Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster
2013/14(R’000)
% of Cluster Vote
Correctional Services 18 748.1 13.2%
Defence and Military Veterans
40 243.3 28.4%
Independent Police Investigative Directorate
217.0 0.15%
Justice and Constitutional Development
14 134.2 10%
Police 67 917.1 48%
Total for Cluster 141 259.7 23.9%
Total National Budget 588 682.1 6
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DCS Budget in Context(Cont..)
• DCS received R18 748.1 billion for 2013/14.
• This constitute 3% (1.8% in 2012/13) of total National Budget
• 13% (12% in 2012/13) of total allocation for JCPS cluster.
• Cluster received R141 259.7 billion (R133 389.1 billion in 2012/13) which is
24% of National Budget.
• DCS budget increased by R1.047 billion (5.52%) as compared to the
2012/13 budget.
• Between 2007/08-2011/12 DCS was allocated a combined total of R69.7
billion and managed to spend R68 billion (98%) which means a combined
total R1.5 billion could not be spend in five year period.
DCS Budget in Context (Cont..)
• There is visible increase in External audit costs from R29.5
million (2012/13) to R54.8 million (2013/14).
• Decrease in contractors from R417 million (2012/13) to R251
million (2013/14).
• Decrease in Agency and support/outsourced services from
R401 million (2012/13) to R125 million (2013/14).
• Increase in Fleet services from R2.7 million (2012/13) to R37
million (2013/14).
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Programme allocation(Administration)
• R5 250.7 billion allocated (R4 653.7 billion in 2012/13) for this
programme. This is an increase of 13% as compared to 2012/13
allocation.
• This is the second largest programme in terms of budget
allocation and it takes 28% of total DCS budget.
• Spending focus over the medium term will be on building capacity
to improve service delivery, professionalising the department, and
improving ICT service using international security standards.
Programme allocation(Administration Cont..)
• Spending trends
• Administration has seen a decrease in spending over the past
two financial years from 94% (2010/11) to 89.9% (2011/12).
Reasons for under spending include; lower than anticipated
expenditure on vacancies which were not filled at the end of
2010/11; Service Level Agreement between DCS and SITA
which was not signed.
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2013/14 targets for Administration Programme
Indicator 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 Achieved or not in 2011/12
% of cases brought against DCS defended
80% No historical information
No historical information
Filling of vacancies
97% 97% 1 476 2 057 achieved
Budget spending
Under expenditure limited to a quarter of a voted fund
Under expenditure limited to a quarter of a voted fund
Under expenditure limited to a quarter of a voted fund
94.6% of voted fund spent
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Administration Programme (Comments/Questions)
• The NDP stipulates that, each department in justice cluster should have a
dedicated budget for implementation of the Seven Point Plan. The
Department should indicate if whether a budget has been allocated for the
Seven Point Plan. If yes, how much? And if no, why not?
• DCS should ensure that the budget is aligned with the
priorities/recommendations of the NDP.
• DCS should ensure that they report on progress on all these issues in all
subsequent annual reports.
• The Committee should enquire from DCS to what extent their Strategic
Plan is aligned to the Seven Point Plan as outline in the NDP.
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Programme allocation(Incarceration)
• R10 021.5 billion (R9 462.4 billion in 2012/13) allocated for this
programme. This is an increase of 5.91% as compared to the 2012/13
allocation.
• This is the largest allocated programme in terms of the budget and it
takes 53% of the total budget allocation.
• Spending over the medium term will focus on providing facilities that
contributes to humane incarceration by reducing overcrowding, the
number of escapes, assaults and unnatural death, and the period that
remand detainees spend in remand detention facilities.
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Programme allocation(Incarceration Cont..)
• Spending Trends
• Security and Facilities sub-programmes have experienced
under spending while they were still stand-alone programmes.
• In 2011/12, security managed to spend 99.8% whereas facilities
managed to spend 82.1% of the allocated budget.
2013/14 Targets for Incarceration Programme
Indicator 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 Achieved or not in 2011/12