1. Summary and Analysis of DCS’ Annual Report (2013/14)
Mpho Mathabathe: Researcher Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services

2. Introduction
The purpose of this presentation is to assist the Portfolio Committee on Justice and 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 2013/14 per programme and identify some concerns and raise questions around the performance of the Department
Look at the financial performance of the Department.

3. Technical Aspect Issues of concern:
A total of 50% of indicators were not well defined (AG report)
Some targets were not specific enough making it difficult to be measured (pg 39: Business Process Re-engineering Project VS 99% Completed )
Some targets, especially in relation to rehabilitation programme, were found to be materially misstated (AG report)
Lack of consistency in population figures of offenders for 2013/14. pg9 ( ) Vs p27 ( ) vs (JICS p37: )

4. Key Successes Key successes experienced during 2013/14 include:
Increase in the number of full time schools from 1 in 2009 to 13 in 2013
Decrease in under-spending from R386 million (in 2012/13) to R48 million (in 2013/14)
Increase in the number of parole cases in which victims made representation from 3.61% (in 2012/13) to 6.86% (in 2013/14).

5. Key Challenges Key challenges experienced during 2013/14 include:
filling of senior positions in the Department remains a challenge. The vacancy rate for senior position stood at 20.9%
An increase in the percentage of offenders assaulted in correctional centres from (in 2012/13) to (in 2013/14)
Gang related violence increased from 55.38% (in 2012/13) to 63.3% (in 2013/14
Unnatural deaths increased from 42 (in 2012/13) to 61 (in 2013/14)
Escapes increased from 43 (in 2012/13) to 60 (in 2013/14)
The number of offenders in correctional centres increased from (in 2012/13) to (in 2013/14)

6. Administration Managed to spend R5.1 b (100%) Spending trends
Percentage of targets achieved: (total of 9 targets) 40% of planned targets achieved
Target for filling vacancies was 97% but only 56.9% achieved
2012/13
2013/14
97.6%
100%

7. Incarceration Managed to spend R10 b (100%) Spending trends
Percentage of targets achieved: (total of 10 targets) 40% of planned targets achieved
2012/13
2013/14
97%
100%
Indicator
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Assaults
5 284
6 884
7 370
Escapes 43 50 60
Unnatural death 57 47 61

8. Rehabilitation Managed to spend R950 m (95.2%) Spending trends
Percentage of targets achieved: (total of 8 targets): 70% of targets achieved
Target for educational programmes (AET) was 67.2% but only 57.8% achieved.
Target for eligible offenders in FET College programmes was 13.4% and 33.90% achieved
2012/13
2013/14
87%
95.2%

9. Care
Managed to spend R1.8 b (100%) of budget allocation
Spending trends
Percentage of targets achieved: (a total of 5 targets) 100% of planned targets achieved
Target for % of inmates tested for HIV was 50% and 68.7% achieved.
Target for % of inmates on ARVs was 94% and achieved
2012/13
2013/14
96.8%
100%

10. Social Reintegration Spending trends
Managed to spend R751 m(100%) of the budget allocation
Spending trends
Percentage of targets achieved: (a total of 9 targets)70% of planned targets achieved
Target of placement of offenders under Electronic Monitoring was 500 but only 288 offender were tagged.
2012/13
2013/14
90.4%
100%

11. Financial Information
Social Reintegration
Financial Information
Final appropriation of R b, but managed to spend R (99.7%)
An amount of R48 482m was not spent
Under-spending trends
Period
% spent
Amount under spent
2011/12
94.6%
R m
2012/13
97.8%
R m
2013/14
99.7%
R m
Total
R b

12. Financial Information (Cont..)
Facilities
Financial Information (Cont..)
Fruitless, Wasteful and Irregular Expenditure
R1.2 m in fruitless and wasteful expenditure (2013/14)
This is as a result of, amongst others:
R incorrect payment to suppliers
R cancellation of 100 years celebration

13. Financial Information (Cont..)
Prison Labour
Financial Information (Cont..)
Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure trends
Irregular Expenditure
R43 m in Irregular expenditure for 2013/14
All cases are under investigations.
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
R m
R1 634 m
R1 162 m

14. End, Thank You