1. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES-
STRATEGIC PLAN: 2011/2012 TO 2015/2016
Presentation to Portfolio Committee : 23 March 2011

2. Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals Programme Administration
STRATEGIC PLAN : 2011/12 – 2015/16
Introduction
Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals
Programme Administration
Finance
Corporate Services
Central Services
Operations and Management Support
Programme Security
Programme Corrections
Programme Care
Programme Development
Programme Social Reintegration
Programme Facilities

3. INTRODUCTION
Introduction of Outcomes Based Assessment/Evaluation (OBA/E) in government introduced additional roles and responsibilities for Executive Authorities
Service Delivery Agreements signed with President & Minister of Correctional Services signatory to JCPS delivery agreement
Strategic Plan (SP) contains elements of delivery agreement relevant to DCS
Strategic planning process informed by various developments:
DCS mid-year performance review (Nov 2010)
publication of policy on government performance
guidelines of OBA
Strategic Plan framework and revisions to Treasury Regulations in relation to Planning and Reporting
SP also took into consideration issue of resourcing

4. STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS
OBA introduced 12 outcomes for government performance
DCS incorporated 3 into SP:
Outcome 1 - Improved quality of education
Outcome 2 - A long and healthy life for all South Africans
Outcome 3 - All people in SA are and feel safe
DCS will contribute to outcomes via performance (indicators) in following budget programmes: Administration, Security, Corrections, Care, Development, Social Reintegration

5. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION
Administration consists of four sub-programmes:
Finance
Corporate Services
Operations and Management Support
Central Services

6. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION ..….
Sub-programme: Finance
Measurable objective: To provide effective and efficient
financial and supply chain management
Performance indicators & Targets
% of allocated budget spent : Maintain no unauthorised expenditure and under expenditure limited to ¼% of voted funds
Value of contracts awarded to HDI Service providers : Maintain 80% of contracts awarded to HDI service providers
Number of audit qualifications : Reduce level of deficiencies using 2010/11 AGSA report and from 2012/13 move to zero deficiencies reported by AGSA

7. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION ..….
Sub-programme: Corporate Services
Measurable objective: To improve human resource capacity &
management to enable department to fulfill its mandate
Performance Indicators & Targets
% of person days lost to suspensions : 10% reduction of previous year’s baseline
% of grievances handled within 30 days : Maintain grievances finalised within 30 days
% of person days lost to leave : 2011/12 benchmark with other departments to determine rate – 2012/13 research root causes – from 2013/14 implement interventions as informed by research

8. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION ..….
% of financed posts not filled : Reduce baseline (14%) of 2010/11 by 3% to have vacancy rate of 11% in 2011/12 – thereafter reduce previous year’s baseline by 2% in order to reach vacancy rate of 3% by 2015/16
% of compliance with Employment Equity Plan : Move from 15% compliance with EE Plan in 2011/12 to 30% in 2014/15. Review targets in 2015/16
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 8 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “An Ideal Correctional Official within an Appropriate Organizational Culture”

9. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION ..….
Sub-programme: Central Services
Measurable objective: To ensure effective, legally sound policy
compliant and corruption free management of Correctional Services;
and effective knowledge management
Performance Indicators & Targets
Number of DCS personnel detected for corruption : Move from 60% of finalised investigation on detected corruption in 2011/12 to 80% in 2015/16
% of officials charged with fraud, corruption and serious maladministration : Move from 84% conviction rate in 2011/12 to 92% in 2015/16
% of finalised litigation cases successfully defended by DCS : Move from 72% success rate in 2011/12 to 80% in 2015/16

10. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION ..….
Integrate ICT systems through a phased implementation of the CJS Business information system as approved by Cabinet : 2011/12 determine baseline. 2012/13 move from 50% integration of person management system to 100% in 2015/16
Manage perceptions of crime among the population : 2011/12 establish baseline. From 2012/13 improve level of trust and confidence from 3% to 5% and maintain level of 5%
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 3 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “Corrections is a Societal Responsibility” Chapter 8 “An Ideal Correctional Official within an Appropriate Organizational Culture” as well as with Chapter 13 “External Partnerships”

11. PROGRAMME: ADMINISTRATION ……
Sub-programme: Operations & Management Support
Measurable objective: To ensure effective planning,
resourcing, delivery, project management, monitoring,
evaluation and reporting for improved service delivery
Performance Indicator:
% of compliance in Compliance Improvement Plan inspection : Move from 92% compliance in 2011/12 to 98% in 2015/16
Performance indicator and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 10 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “Safety, Security and Order as part of Rehabilitation”

12. PROGRAMME: SECURITY
Measurable objective: Produce safe and secure conditions
for all persons incarcerated, consistent with human dignity,
in support of security personnel and the public
Performance Indicators & Targets
% of inmates assaulted in correctional and remand detention facilities per year : Move from 2.48% (4162/167816) in 2011/12 to 1.7% (3112/178149) in 2015/16
% of inmates who escape from correctional and remand detention facilities per year : Move from 0.036% (60/167816) in 2011/12 to 0.027% (48/178149) in 2015/16
% of centres with access control security turnstiles : Move from 32% (78/241) in 2011/12 to 38% (91/241) in 2015/16

13. PROGRAMME: SECURITY
% of vetted personnel : Move from 7% (2841/40286) in 2011/12 to 14% (5484/40286) in 2015/16
Number of unnatural deaths in correctional and remand detention facilities per year : Move from 0.03% (50) in 2011/12 to 0.024% (42) in 2015/16
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 10 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “Safety, Security and Order as Part of Rehabilitation”

14. PROGRAMME: CORRECTIONS
Measurable objective: To address the specific rehabilitation needs
of persons who have been sentenced to correctional supervision or
sentenced to incarceration in a correctional centre or paroled,
through regular assessment and providing needs-based
correctional programmes to address all the elements associated
with offending behaviour
Performance Indicators:
Offenders involved in Rehabilitation: Correctional Programmes : Move from 53% (48929) in 2011/12 to 93% (71634) in 2015/16
% of overcrowding in correctional and remand detention facilities per year : Move from 36% (42539/118165) in 2011/12 to 28% (33686/120307) in 2015/16
% of offenders serving sentences longer than 24 months who have sentence plans - cumulative : Move from 70% (71601/102288) in 2011/12 to 100% (109179/109179) in 2015/16

15. PROGRAMME: CORRECTIONS ……
% of offenders whose profiles were compiled within 21 days : Maintain 100% from 2011/12 financial years
% of corrections programmes that are provided by external service providers : Move from 73% (19/26) in 2011/12 to 50% (19/38) in 2015/16
% of eligible offenders with work opportunities : Move from 41% (37379/91487) in 2011/12 to 50% (45431/91487) in 2015/16
% of offenders with approved parole dates who completed pre-release programmes : Move from 60% (14356/23921) in 2011/12 to 65% (15548/23921) in 2015/16
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 10 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “Safety, Security and Order as Part of Rehabilitation”

16. PROGRAMME: CARE
Measurable objective: To ensure the personal well-being
of incarcerated persons by providing various needs based
Services
Performance Indicators & Targets
% of inmates tested for HIV : Move from 23% (38598/167816) in 2011/12 to 32% (57008/178149) in 2015/16
% of HIV positive offenders placed on antiretroviral treatment : Move from 49% (18913/38598) in 2011/12 to 56% (31924/57608) in 2015/16
% of inmates with CD4 count below 350, who are on ARV treatment – cumulative : Move from 92% (12186/15316) in 2011/12 to 96% (21615/22454) in 2015/16
% of inmates diagnosed with mental illness and placed under treatment : Move from 70% (1190/1760) in 2011/12 to 90% (2240/2489) in 2015/16

17. PROGRAMME: CARE ..….
% of care programmes provided by external service providers : Move from 63% (45/72) in 2011/12 to 70% (51/72) in 2015/16
Percentage of eligible offenders who participate in care programmes : Move from 45% (75517/167816) in 2011/12 to 50% (89075/178149) in 2015/16
% of offenders on medical treatment for communicable diseases, hypertension and diabetes : Move from 8% (13425/167816) in 2011/12 to 12% (21378/178149) in 2015/16
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 10.5 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “The Safety and Health of Inmates” and Chapter 11 “Special Categories of Offenders”

18. PROGRAMME: DEVELOPMENT
Measurable objective: To provide needs-based educational,
skills and other development-related programmes, to
facilitate the reintegration of offenders into communities
Performance Indicators & Targets
% of eligible offenders who participate in literacy training as stipulated in their sentence plans : Maintain participation at 64.7% i.e. 4404/6811 in 2011/12 to 5152/7967 in 2015/16
% of eligible offenders who participate in ABET programmes as stipulated in their sentence plans : Maintain participation at 60.9% i.e /17273 in 2011/12 to 12300/20207 in 2015/16

19. PROGRAMME: DEVELOPMENT
% of eligible offenders who participate in FET mainstream education programmes : Up to June 2011 target to reach is 10.9% (4415/40370) within old curriculum. New curriculum commence June 2011 and requires centres to adhere to registration norms. Up to 2008 DCS only had 1 registered centre and from beginning of 2011 succeeded in registering 6 more centres, hence the decline in target to maintaining participation at 1.3% from 2012/13
% of offenders involved in sports, recreation, arts and culture : In 2011/12, increase participation by 4% against the 2010/11 baseline, then increase by 2% against previous year’s baseline

20. PROGRAMME: DEVELOPMENT……
% of eligible offenders who participate in FET College programmes : Move from 13.1% (2817/21427) in 2011/12 to 14.4% (3099/21427) in 2015/16
% of eligible offenders who participate in skills development programmes per year : Move from 18.92% (7058/37303) in 2011/12 to 20% (8081/40377) in 2015/16
% of eligible offenders who participate in production workshop and agriculture programmes : Production Workshops - 5% (1890) improvement against 2008/09 baseline. Agriculture – 2% (3138) improved participation. It is envisaged that participation will move to 3385 offenders in the 2015/16 financial year
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 9 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “The Needs-Based Intervention Plan”

21. PROGRAMME: SOCIAL REINTEGRATION
Measurable objective: To provide needs-based programmes and
services to offenders to facilitate their social acceptance and
effective reintegration of offenders into their communities
Performance Indicators & Targets
% of parolees without violations per year : Move from 76.2% (31237/40993) in 2011/12 to 81.99% (47447/57863) in 2015/16
% of parole cases in which victims of crime make representations : Move from 2.22% (530/23921) in 2011/12 to 5.32% (1272/23921) in 2015/16
% of eligible cases considered by Parole Board : Move from 90% (41873/46526) in 2011/12 to 94% (43734/46526) in 2015/16

22. PROGRAMME: SOCIAL REINTEGRATION
% of cases considered by the Parole Board and referred to Parole Review Board : Move from 0.08% (34/41873) in 2011/12) to 0.11% (48/43734) in 2015/16
% of remand population granted bail and placed under community supervision : Move from 22.4% (2387/10658) in 2011/12 to 32.7% (9829/3214) in 2015/16
Ratio of incarcerated offenders with sentences of 24 months and less to probationers : Move from 1:1.6 in 2011/12 to 1:1.8 in 2015/16
Performance indicators and targets aligned to realization of Chapter 9 of White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) “The Needs-Based Intervention Plan”

23. PROGRAMME: FACILITIES
Measurable objective: Prevent persons incarcerated from
participating in criminal activities and escaping, by providing an
environment that ensures the safety of all persons entrusted to the
department’s care as well as the safety of the public
Performance Indicator & Targets
Number of new beds created : From 2011/12 to 2015/16 financial years it is planned to have additional bed spaces of which will come via PPP initiatives
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
21.2% (956/4511)
38.5% Cumulative of years 1-2 (779/4511)
52.5% Cumulative of years 1-3 (634/4511)
83.2% Cumulative of years 1-4 (1382/4511)
100% Cumulative of years 1-5 (760/4511)
0/12000 (Build new facilities through PPP
0/12000
50%
6000/12000
Completed

24. Strategic plan is linked to the following plans:
LINK TO OTHER PLANS
Strategic plan is linked to the following plans:
Master Information Systems Plan
Spending Plan
HR Strategic Plan
Procurement Plan
Work Place Skills Plan
Service Delivery Improvement Plan
Project Portfolio Management Plan
Strategic Risk Register
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25. IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Plan implemented via Annual Performance Plan (APP)
APP sets out what Department intends doing in upcoming financial year and during MTEF
APP provides quarterly breakdown of performance targets for upcoming financial year and yearly targets for 2012/13 & 2013/14 as prescribed by Treasury
Monitoring of APP will be conducted through quarterly performance reports and quarterly performance meetings with Budget Programme Managers
Quarterly reports submitted to Executive Authority, The Presidency, National Treasury and Portfolio Committee
Branches will develop Operational Plans to operationalise APP
Operational Plans deal with ongoing day to day responsibilities as well as the outputs and activities to deliver on APP and SP

26. IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN
Both APP and Operational Plans to be completed 31 March 2011
DCS APP to be tabled in National Assembly on 9 May 2011

27. 2011/12 ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE (ENE)
CONTENTS
Summary of Allocation Letter for ENE 2011
ENE 2011 Allocation Per Programme
ENE 2011 Allocation per Economic Classification
Comments on 2011 ENE Per Programme
Comments on 2011 ENE Per Economic Classification
ENE 2011 Allocations per Region per Programme and per Economic Classification

28. Summary of the Allocation Letter for ENE 2011
2011/12
R’000
2012/13
2013/14
Departmental Baseline
R16,027,423
R18,277,192
R 19,282,438
Additional funds allocated to baseline
579,855
1,046,703
1,147,790
Improved condition of services
371,700
382,100
395,500
Municipal Services
148,155
199,603
242,290
Upgrade of information technology infrastructure
60,000
190,000
210,000
Generators and cleaning materials
120,000
130,000
Operational costs for 3 correctional facilities being upgraded
115,000
128,000
Anti-retroviral treatment for inmates
40,000
42,000
Adjustment to the baseline
(48,082)
(1,518,932)
(1,602,472)
Rescheduling of Prison PPPs
(1,464,100)
(1,544,625)
Savings effected by Cabinet
(54,832)
(57,847)
Total
16,559,196
17,804,963
18,827,756

29. Summary of the Allocation Letter for ENE 2011 cont
2011/12
R’000
2012/13
2013/14
Earmarked amounts
Devolution of funds from Public Works
1,417,607
1,604,578
1,724,539
Specifically and exclusively appropriated: Repairs and maintenance of correctional and other facilities
62,000
143,000
199,000
Specifically and exclusively appropriated: Upgrading , rehabilitation and refurbishment of correctional and other facilities
906,341
873,758
873,680

30. ENE 2011 Allocation Per Programmme

31. ENE 2011 Allocation Per Economic Classification

32. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Administration
Spending focus on upgrading ICT infrastructure and payments for municipal charges
Over medium term, expenditure is projected to increase from R4.1 billion in 2010/11 to R5.1 billion in 2013/14
Additional funding to upgrade IT infrastructure was provided (R60 million in 2011/12, R190 million in 2012/13 and R210 million in 2013/14)
Allocations of R148.2 million in 2011/12, R199.6 million in 2012/13 and R242.3 million have also been provided for municipal charges

33. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Security
Spending focus over MTEF on developing an integrated security technology framework to integrate and upgrade current security technology systems in department
Over medium term, expenditure projected to increase from R5.2 billion in 2010/11 to R6.4 billion in 2013/14
For improving security in correctional centres additional funds allocation was provided for three correctional centres that are being upgraded R115 million in 2012/13 and R128 million in 2013/14 for Brandvlei, Van Rhynsdorp and Warmbokkeveld correctional centres

34. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Corrections
Spending focus over MTEF on improving services at correctional centre level, including rehabilitating offenders in line with 2005 White Paper on Corrections in South Africa
Over medium term, expenditure projected to increase from R1.5 billion in 2010/11 to R1.7 billion in 2013/14
Key elements of improving rehabilitation of offenders: Implementation of new correctional sentence plans, work of case management committees and parole processes, and refinement of job descriptions of correctional officials that have been part of occupation specific dispensation process

35. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Care
Spending focus on provision of antiretroviral treatment for inmates, health care services and treatment of inmates with mental illnesses
Over medium term, expenditure projected to increase from R1.8 billion in 2010/11 to R2.1 billion in 2013/14
Additional funding of R40 million in 2012/13 and R42 million in 2013/14 was made available for anti-retroviral treatment for inmates

36. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Development
Spending focus on increasing inmate participation in agriculture based programmes and production workshops, literacy programmes, adult basic education and training, and further education and training, with a view to improve the employability of inmates upon release
Over medium term, expenditure projected to increase from R559 million in 2010/11 to R617 million in 2013/14

37. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Social Reintegration
Spending focus on reducing parole violations, improving capacity of community corrections and increasing number of victims participating in parole hearings
Over medium term, expenditure projected to increase from R542 million in 2010/11 to R636 million in 2013/14

38. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per programme
Programme: Facilities
Spending focus on:
Making 3 upgraded correctional facilities operational: Brandvlei, Van Rhynsdorp and Warmbokkeveld,
Upgrading and refurbishing other correctional facilities
Procurement of four planned public private partnership correctional facilities once the contract has been signed
Spending expected to increase further over medium term from R1.8 billion in 2010/11 to R2.3 billion in 2013/14. Increase due to upgrading of correctional facilities at Burgersdorp, Estcourt, Tzaneen, Zeerust, Nongoma and Makhado

39. Comments on the 2011 Estimates of National Expenditure per Economic Classification
Spending on Compensation of Employees expected to increase from R10.2 billion in 2010/11 to R12.1 billion in 2013/14,due to salary increases and payment of pay progression of correctional officials and other OSDs
Spending on Goods and Services primarily on State Information Technology Agency, Upgrading of infrastructure technology, Payment of leases and Property payments. Expenditure expected to increase from R4.1 billion in 2010/11 to R5.3 billion in 2013/14
Payment for Capital Assets mainly on Building and Fix structures for upgrading and rehabilitation of correctional and other facilities and Upgrading of information technology. Capital budget is R906 million in 2011/12, R874 million in 2012/13 and R873 million in 2013/14

40. ENE 2011 Allocation per Region and per Programme

41. ENE 2011 Allocation per Region and per Economic Classification

42. ENE 2011 Allocation Per Sub-programmmes under programme 1 Administration