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Mpho Mathabathe: Researcher Mpho Mathabathe: Researcher Portfolio Committee on Portfolio Committee on Correctional ServicesCorrectional Services

Analysis of DCS Annual Report Analysis of DCS Annual Report (2011/12)(2011/12)

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Introduction

•The purpose of this presentation is to assist the Portfolio Committee

on Correctional Services on its oversight over the Annual Report of

DCS

•The presentation will identify technical problems with the Annual

Report

•Summarize and analyze the extent to which DCS achieved its

targets set for 2011/12 per programme and identify some concerns

and raise questions around the performance of the Department

•Look at the financial performance of the Department.

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Technical Aspect

• Issues of concern:

• Lack of consistency between performance and planned targets

• Measurability of targets is still a concern, some targets are not

clearly identifiable and specific enough.

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Key Successes

• Key successes experienced during 2011/12 include:

• Reduction of escapes from 106 (2010/11) to 41 (2011/12)

• Implementation of the electronic monitoring system on 14

February 2012

• Launching of the Halfway House in Naturena on 24 February

2012

• Establishment of Medical Parole Advisory Board on 23 February

2012.

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Key Challenges

• Key challenges experienced during 2011/12 include:

• Development of Correctional Sentence Plans within prescribed twenty one

(21) days period

• Retention and attraction of scarce skills like Psychologists, Artisans,

Pharmacists, Social Workers and Educators

• An increase in Irregular Expenditure from R1 m (2010/11) to R215 m

(2011/12)

• An increase in fruitless and wasteful expenditure from R68 000 (2010/11) to

R71 m (2011/12)

• An increase in overcrowding from 34.87% (2010/11) to 35.95% (2011/12)

• Under spending of the amount of R893.9 m.

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Administration

• Managed to spend R4.4 b (89.9%)

• Spending trends

• Virement trends

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

100% 94.5% 89.9%

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R40 778 m R257 865 m R299 735 m

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Security

• Managed to spend R5.3 b (99.8%)

• Spending trends

• Unnatural deaths

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

98.5% 97% 99.8%

Year to date 31 Dec 2011 (3rd quarter)

End of 2011/12

variance

35 46 11

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Corrections

• Managed to spend R1.6 b (97.6%)

• Spending trends

• % eligible offenders with Work opportunities

• 30 Dedicated centres/units to house offenders with sentences of less than 24 months have been identified.

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

100% 100% 97.6%

Year to date 31 Dec 2011 (3rd quarter)

End of 2011/12

variance

35 881 35 898 17

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Care

• Managed to spend 100% of budget allocation• Spending trends

• Virement trends

• % of inmates on medical treatment for communicable disease

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2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

100% 100% 100%

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(R25 399 m) (R4 245 m) (R129 057 m)

Year to date 31 Dec 2011 (3rd quarter)

End of 2011/12

variance

8 777 8 796 19

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• Managed to spend 100% of the budget allocation• Spending trends

• Virement trends

• % of youth in formal education

Development

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

95.7% 97.9% 100%

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R18 061 m (R23 683 m) (R37 922 m)

Year to date 31 Dec 2011 (3rd quarter)

End of 2011/12

variance

3 345 3 351 6

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Development (Cont..)

• Targets for skills development not achieved Reasons include shortage of professionals

• Target for Production workshop not achieved Reason include: slow rate of appointment of artisans due to their

scarcity (131 vacant artisan posts)

• Most targets for Agriculture not achieved Reasons include: old and dilapidated infrastructure, machinery and

equipments. Shifts system is another reason because of short

working hours.• Target for Chicken production not achieved• Reason include: broken abattoir at Zonderwater Correctional Centre.

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• Managed to spend 100%• Spending trends

• Virement trends

• % of eligible cases considered by CSPB

Social Reintegration

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

100% 100% 100%

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(R4 831 M) (R28 617 M) (R16 905 M)

Year to date 31 Dec 2011 (3rd quarter)

End of 2011/12

variance

33 879 60 884 27 004

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Integrated Justice System

• Managed to spend R1.6 b (82.1%)• Spending trends

• Virement trends

Facilities

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

97.2% 85.5% 82.1%

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R21 552 M (R122 410 M) (R39 766 M)

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Care and Development

• Capital works projects contributing to underspending

Facilities (cont..)

2011/12 2010/11

Security fencing tender which was awarded in February 2012 to reinforce security in CC across the regions

IT infrastructure at Brandvlei, Van Rhynsdorp and Ceres

Upgrading of Thohoyandou CC’s waste purification system

Kitchen boiler replacement and incinerators

Upgrading of Van Rhynsdorp CC

Polokwane site acquisition

Upgrading of Ceres CC Standby generators (delay by DPW)

C-Max upgrade (DPW)

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Social Reintegration

• Final appropriation of R 16 686 925 B, but they managed to spend R15 792 980 (94.6%)

• An amount of R893 945 m was not spent • Under-spending trends

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Financial Information

Period % spent Amount under spend

2009/10 98.9% R147 202 m

2010/11 95.3% R728 622 m

2011/12 94.6% R893 945 m

Total R1 769 769 B

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Facilities

• Fruitless, Wasteful and Irregular Expenditure

• R71.3 m in fruitless and wasteful expenditure (2011/12)

• This is as a result of, amongst others:

R37 898 m unavailability of MOU, Contract or SLA

between DCS and DPW

R4 859 m Suspensions not reviewed

R27 854 m Cancellation of PPP.

Financial Information (Cont..)

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Prison Labour

• Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure trends

• Irregular Expenditure• R214 652 m in Irregular expenditure for 2011/12• All cases are under investigations.

Financial Information (Cont..)

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

R87 000 R68 000 R71.3 m

End, Thank You

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