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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and
Constitutional Development11th of August 2010
Parliament, Cape Town
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Objective: Improve Corporate Governance to comply with PFMA Requirements
Output 1 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve Enterprise Risk Management systems in the Department by 2010
Resolve 90% of Top 5 risks
90% 20% Improved Audit Outcomes as Assets, Procurement and Leave Benefits Qualifications have been resolved.
Key Risks to be managed:
Budget and Audit aspects
Infrastructure constraints
Capacity
Strengthen internal systems & controls
Fraud and Corruption
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Objective: Improve Corporate Governance to comply with PFMA Requirements
Output 2 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve strategic planning and internal controls to comply with PFMA requirements.
2.1 Achieve unqualified report on performance information
Management by 2010
100% 20% • Appointed Chief Director to strengthen capacity of the strategy unit to improve the ability to implement, monitor and evaluate.
• Begun the process of acquiring M&E system
• Operationalised Exco Technical Committees focusing on finance and audit, Governance, Policy, Strategy & Operations, IT & Risk, Human Resources, and Communications and Service Delivery Improvement
Review MTSF document in the light of operational challenges experienced
2.2 Complete 80% of approved audit plans
80% 18.3% • First Quarter: Completed 52 audit projects
• Strengthen capacity of the Internal Audit Unit.
• Court administration capacity inadequate against exponential growth in demand for quantity and breadth of services. Training interventions are underway to upgrade skills to beef up human capacity within current budget constraints
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Objective: Improve Corporate Governance to comply with PFMA Requirements
Output 3 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Increase conviction rates in fraud and corruption cases
3.1 Ensure 25% of fraud and corruption cases discovered in 2010 are trial ready
25% 0% •At the Departmental level capacity & strategy are being developed to achieve targets•Cluster established a delivery forum led by the NDPP. The forum will coordinate the defining of corruption and collate info on various cases to monitor progress• Anti-corruption task team at cluster level established• Anti-corruption courts to be established
Effective coordination of cluster activities
3.2 Conduct at least 10 staff awareness raising sessions on fraud and corruption
10 9 •9 sessions held (one per province) covering financial disclosures, risk management, codified instructions, and security awareness.• Training conducted for clerks of the criminal court.
Fast tracking of cases of fraud and corruption necessary
3.3 All new forensic cases finalized in two months and old cases finalized in 6 months
100% 28% •Turn Around strategy developed and currently implemented to speed up investigations
• 18 new cases received and 5 finalized within 2 months, with the others in the final stages. All old cases are being prioritized and a plan of action has been developed to ensure finalization within 6 months
Fast tracking of cases of fraud and corruption necessary
Enhance capacity for investigation
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Objective: Improve Corporate Governance to comply with PFMA Requirements
Output 4 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Ensure unqualified audit on Assets and Supply Chain Management in 2010
4.1 Ensure no repeat of audit findings
100% 20% No repeat of assets, and employee benefits qualifications.
•Qualification on supply chain management to be resolved
4.2 100% of assets accurately captured
100% 60% Qualification on assets resolved
4.3 Produce four quarterly reports on the performance of the service providers
4 0 Report due end of August 2010.
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Objective: Manage Priority Projects aimed at Improving Internal Control systems
Output 5 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve file management and record keeping in all identified priority courts by 2010
5.1 100% of lost records tracked and restored in identified priority courts
100% 2% • Off-site storage pilot completed at 2 sites (Pretoria and Krugersdorp). A total of ± 13 million documents were scanned and taken off-site. The pilot facilitated the search and location of files and thereby eradicated the issue of missing records and files that were not able to be located.
• Pilot to be rolled out to all priority courts commencing with Johannesburg High Court, Johannesburg Magistrates Court, Pretoria High Court, Durban Magistrate Court, and Cape Town High Court.
• Blue-print approved• Legal Challenges
•Missing and lost records impacts on reviews and appeals. Missing and lost records are tracked and restored. •The main challenge was at Johannesburg High Court and Magistrate Court. Special interventions were introduced there to improve management of records (including capacity and compact shelving).
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Objective: Manage Priority Projects aimed at Improving Internal Control systems
Output 6 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve human resource records’ management by 2010
6.1 All leave forms filed and retrievable within 20 days of receiving them
100% 75% 75% (24278 of 32208) of submitted leave forms were captured within 5 days and retrievable within 20 days.
Control measures were instituted to ensure timeous capturing and filing of
leave forms • Leave/ attendance registers• Conducted workshops with relevant
personnel• Enforcement of leave policy and
leave procedure manual• Decentralization of leave capturing to
the office of origin: implementation effected from 31.3.2010
• Improved methodology to transport leave forms (e.g. courier)
Leave audit show that backlog in capturing of leave reduced to less than 3 months
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Objective: Provide sound management of state resources
Output 7 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve human capital management
7.1 Reduce Vacancy Rate from 14% to 5% by 2012
5% 10% •273 posts were filled to achieve vacancy rate of 10.11%•26.2% (581) of vacant posts were advertised between 1.4.2010 and 30.6.2010•290 appointments are expected by 30 September 2010.•5 SMS vacancies were filled (from 43 at 31/3/2010) and 12 will be filled by 30/09/2010)•Posts of Chief Master and Chief Litigation Officer were re-advertised and have been put on hold due to Departmental reconfiguration process
Representivity and quality of applicant pools is a challenge. Posts are re-advertised and recruitment agencies procured to head hunt suitable candidates
Planned re-organization to improve organizational capability necessitates moratorium on filling of some vacancies
7.2 50% of staff trained by Justice College in identified priority areas by 2012
25% in 2010 7.5% of staff
• 1481 (7.5% of staff) officials trained (Magistrates, prosecutors, masters, court interpreters, court clerks)
• Improve the profile of the Justice College• Need to align Justice College and the Judicial Education Institute.
7.3 Finalize 60% of disciplinary cases and 70% grievance cases within 60 days of their registration
60% disciplinary (60 days)
70% grievance
(60 days)
1%
1%
• 3 finalised out of 285 were within 60 days – 1%•69 Misconduct out of 285 cases finalised (24%)
•2 finalised out of 189 grievances were within 60 days – 1%
46 Grievance out of 189 cases finalised (24%),
Improve the quality of performance management by supervisors
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Objective: Provide sound management of state resources
Output 8 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve business productivity through IT
8.1 Ensure 95% uptime of network
95% 95% Contracts & Service Level Agreements with SITA, TSS and Telkom. Monthly SLA meetings & performance reporting
Achievements during 1st Quarter:• SITA 100% (Business
systems• Telkom 95% (network)• TSS (average) 85%
(infrastructure)
•Budget constraints to purchase hardware and software•Not 100% all the time
8.2 Roll-out ICMS to 250 lower courts and 3 high courts
250 lower courts
3 high
courts
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• Different modules of ICMS has been developed. Consequently this KPI will be amended as in many instances the targets have been surpassed: ICMS Masters – All 14 Masters
Offices & 402 Service Points (Magistrates Courts)
ICMS High Court Civil – deployed to 12 of the 14 High Courts.
ICMS Criminal – 480 Lower Courts
ICMS Civil – 480 Lower Courts Application training conducted in
all 9 regions
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Objective: Provide sound management of state resources
Output 9 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Ensure unqualified audits on financial reports
9.1 Implement financial turn-around strategy
100% 50% Improved expenditure, and qualifications on assets and employee benefits resolved.
Improve compliance at the national and regional offices
9.2 Achieve unqualified financial statements
100% 50% • No Qualifications on CARA , Guardian and President’s Fund
• Chief Director for Third Party Funds has been appointed
• Assets and Employee Benefits qualifications resolved
• Finalize PPP solution for 3rd Party Funds
• Improve quality of supervision and management
• Qualifications on Irregular and Wasteful Expenditure
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Objective: Provide Sound Management Of State Resources
Output 10 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Maintain and secure justice infrastructure
10.1 Roll-out of integrated security systems to 150 prioritized courts by 2011
75 in 2010 15 • Pilot completed in Pretoria North Magistrate Court.• Finalized 14 courts
•Budget Constraints
• Delays in finalizing SLA, no building plans and resolution of heritage site issues
10.2 Improve the conditions of 50 priority courts through RAMP
50 11 11 facilities attended to in the First Quarter: Alice, Idutywa, Malebogo, Moutse, Ditsobotla, Groot Marico, Mankweng, Mmabatho, Nietverdiend, & Pampierstad. Germiston Magistrate Court is in the repair phase.
•Budget Constraints
•Increase capacity of Facilities Management especially in regional offices
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Objective: Expand Justice Infrastructure and service to people living in townships and rural areas
Output 11 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve justice proximity to communities
11.1 Complete 7 court buildings
7 4 • 4 out of 7 completed (Lutzville, Ashton in the WC, Galeshewe and Colesberg in the NC)
• Ekangala and Hankey in the final stages
• Katlehong (2012), Ntuzuma (2012) and Polokwane High Court (2013) in progress
Budget constraints
11.2 Open 3 courts in rural and township areas
3 3 • Lutzville and Ashton in Western Cape, and Colesberg in the Northern Cape are in the rural areas and arrangements are being made to open them officially.
•Budget Constraints
11.3 Provide 1 Magisterial Court per Municipality district by 2012
47 0 • Out 287 municipal boundaries, 240 have magisterial courts.
• 47 courts are being aligned
11.4 Convert 20% of Branch Courts to become main courts
20% 17% • Of 90 Branch Courts 24 identified for conversion, 15 (17%) converted into full services courts
• 4 Branch Courts (Atteridgeville, Mamelodi, Northam, and Ntuzuma) to be converted in August 2010
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Objective: Provide Strategic Leadership to JCPS and strengthen oversight mandate
Output 12 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Strengthen international relations and co-operation
12.1 Implement signed cooperation agreements within agreed timeframes
• Mutual legal assistance and extradition agreements with 40 countries including China, USA, India, the EU and Nigeria;• Signatory to numerous conventions
12.2 Provide technical support to SADC and other identified African countries
•Technical Assistance Project with DRC and Southern Sudan
•Strengthen co-operation with DRC
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Objective: Provide Strategic Leadership to JCPS and strengthen oversight mandate
Output 13 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Strengthen component to support oversight mandate
13.1 Develop and engage entities on oversight framework
100% 0% • Framework to be finalised in October 2010 which will identify areas of support.
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Objective: Increase Public Understanding Of Justice And Demonstrate Service Delivery
Output 14 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Educate the public on justice and constitutional matters
14.1 Develop and implement communication strategy by 2012
100% 0% • The strategy is being developed
• In-house capacity will be deployed to develop strategy
•Capacity challenges
14.2 Conduct surveys to show at least 60% of people have confidence in the criminal justice system by 2011
100% 0% • Tender for the Survey initiated by the JCPS cluster advertised
•Financial resources and human capacity not available
14.3 Develop service delivery charter
100% 0% • Charter not yet developed •Capacity
14.4 Respond to 100% of Presidential Hotline inquiries and finalized 60% within 30 days
100% 26% • 26% of enquiries responded to within 30 days
• Dedicated unit established to improve response rate
Strengthen regional capacity to respond to enquiries
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Objective: Intervene To Protect Victims Of Apartheid And Crime
Output 15 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Monitor and report on government implementation of the TRC recommendations
15.1 Ensure outstanding 30% of identified TRC Victims have access to the President’s Fund by 2011
50% of the outstanding in 2010
8.5% • Of the 881 outstanding beneficiaries, 75 (8.5%) identified and paid
• 218 beneficiaries are deceased and we are unable to locate next of kin
• We are unable to locate 658
• Report tabled in Parliament
•Strengthen tracing mechanism
•IEC and Home Affairs to be approached to assist
15.2 Finalise regulations aimed at providing assistance to TRC Victims by 2010
Completion 40% complete
• Regulations for exhumations and reburials finalized
• Regulations on health, education and community rehabilitation outstanding
• Co-operation of departments need to be improved
• Engage civil society on community rehabilitation
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Objective: Intervene To Protect Victims Of Apartheid And Crime
Output 16 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Provide support to victims of crime
16.1 60% of victims of crime made aware of their rights and have access to court
60% of victims
•Awareness sessions in National Office, KZN, N-West, Western and Northern Cape. This is work in progress. • The awareness raising sessions covered Community Based Organizations
Organize awareness-raising sessions in provinces not covered.
16.2 Ensure 30% of identified cases are dealt with through justice restorative interventions
30% 17% • 1208 Children (17%) diverted during April 2010 and 1214 during May 2010. •A plan has been developed to ensure 30% of cases can be finalized through RJ Interventions •A draft Restorative Justice Framework adopted by the JCPS Development Committee in April.
•Credible collation of stats is a challenge
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Objective: Provide Sound Support To The Judiciary
Output 18 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Strengthen the establishment in the Office of the Chief Justice
18.1 Finalize structure in the Office of the Chief Justice and appoint 5 critical staff by 2010
5 new staff 0 • Job evaluation is currently being done
• Task team completed draft structure for Office of Chief Justice
• DPSA being consulted for approval for implementation to take effect
The enhancement of the capacity of the Office of the Chief Justice is in line with the proposal in Superior Courts Bill
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Objective: Intervene To Protect Victims Of Apartheid And Crime
Output 19 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Provide policy and legislative measures for establishment of a judicial authority
19.1 Develop a policy framework and judicial authority bill to establish the judicial arm of government
100% 0% • Draft policy framework in place
• Minister has obtained views of judiciary on the matter
19.2 Finalise policy framework on transformation of the courts, Superior Courts Bill, the Constitution Amendment Bill and the Traditional Courts Bill
100% 40% • Draft Policy Framework under consideration
• Constitution Amendment Bill and Superior Courts Bill approved and published for comments
• Traditional Courts Bill introduced in Parliament in 2008
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Objective: Review the Criminal And Civil Justice Systems
Output 20 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Ensure effective implementation of the 7 point plan
20.1 At least four critical staff appointed to the CJS Centre for Statistics by 2010
4 0 • Organizational Structure currently being job evaluated.
20.2 Ensure 60% of identified interventions are implemented (CJS review)
60% 15% •Bail protocol in place• Regional Court Protocol finalized• Court Protocol for legal Aid cases finalized• Reduction of case backlogs project rolled-out to district courts with huge backlogs
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Objective: Review the Criminal And Civil Justice Systems
Output 21 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve the efficiency of the civil justice system
21.1 Produce a national Report on the deficiencies in the current Civil Justice system
100% 0% •Terms of Reference for the review of the Civil Justice system approved by Cabinet• Capacity of Rules Board & SALRC being increased to lead research
21.2 Produce a report assessing the enforcement rate of civil judgments made against the state in the past two years
100% 0% •No report available
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Objective: Review the Criminal And Civil Justice Systems
Output 22 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Increase case finalization of criminal cases
22.1 Increase matters dealt with by admission of guilt fines from 30 115 to 100 000
100 000 0 Draft Notices for the implementation of amendments completed and consultations on-going with NPA and the Judiciary
22.2 Increase finalization of lower court criminal cases by 2% in 2010
2% increase 0 Programs for the diversion of less serious cases being implemented to alleviate courts of heavy case load
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Objective: Ensure Qualitative And Timely Justice Services
Output 23 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Reduce case backlogs in 42 priority courts and increase diversion
23.1 Increase resolution for case backlogs from 11500 to 14 815 cases in 2010
14 815 2010 in Regional Courts
1579 in district courts
•Regional Courts:1363 finalized, 591 withdrawn, 56 transferred•District Courts: 1046 cases finalized, 490 withdrawn, and 43 transferred (update with Pieter’s report)
23.2 Increase cases diverted by 40% from current baseline
40% increase
20%increase
•Diversions are being monitored monthly. There is an increase in the diversions:
Adults:
April 2010 – 2779
May 2010 – 2842
Children:
April 2010 – 1208
May 2010 – 1214
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Objective: Ensure Qualitative And Timely Justice Services
Output 24 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Reduce trial delays and case postponements
24.1 Increase the number of cases concluded by using pre-screening mechanism developed by NPA
100% 0% A protocol was developed dealing with pre-trial screening to ensure trial readiness of cases and this is being piloted in the Western Cape.
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Objective: Provide sound administrative support and guidance to regional offices to enable effective and efficient delivery of justice services to the communities
Output 25 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve capability of regional offices to improve delivery of justices services
25.1 Manage identified major risks and resolve 90% of Top 5 risks
90% 0% Improved Audit Outcomes as Assets, Procurement and Leave Benefits Qualifications have been resolved.
Key Risks to be managed:
Budget and Audit aspects
Infrastructure constraints
Capacity
Strengthen internal systems & controls
Fraud and Corruption
25.2 Achieve 80% implementation of funded priority projects aimed at improving internal control systems
80% 0% • Assessment is currently being made
• Court administration
capacity inadequate against exponential growth in demand for quantity and breadth of services. Training interventions are underway to upgrade skills to beef up human capacity within current budget constraints
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Objective: Provide sound administrative support and guidance to regional offices to enable effective and efficient delivery of justice services to the communities
Output 26 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Provide sound management of resources provided to the regions (human, finance, it and capital resources) by 2010
26.1 Ensure 65% of all staff undergo training on service delivery, IT and Asset, Financial Operations management
65% of
staff
2% •Justice College trained 68 admin officers, court interpreters, typists, admin clerks, and telecom operators.• Mpumalanga trained 336 Staff members trained in investigation and report-writing skills, mentoring and coaching, customer service, asset management, advanced skills for secretaries and PA’s, performance management, service excellence, and paralegal learnerships
•Need to strengthen capacity of the Justice College and accelerate implementation of training programmes
26.2 Achieve unqualified financial audits by 2010
100% 50% • See progress report on KPI 4.1& 4.2 on slide 5
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Objective: Improve delivery of services to comply with Batho Pele principlesOutput 27 KPI Target Year-to-
dateProgress Challenges/Interventions Status
Ensure efficient delivery of maintenance services
27.1 Ensure 80% of maintenance applications are resolved within 20 days of entry date
60% within 20 days
0% • Guidelines to ensure uniform applications, norms and standards for dealing with maintenance cases in courts are being finalized for the judiciary.
• Service Delivery Improvement Plan has been developed which includes dedicated training for Maintenance Court staff; electronic database access on maintenance cases
• Converted branch Courts to full Services courts??
27.2 Ensure maintenance client is served within 2 hours of being on queue
100% within 2 hours
0% • Development and distribution of simplified and updated pro formas
• Development of practical calculation tools for the clerks
• Development and distribution of plain language maintenance information sheets
• Development of norms and standards for maintenance staff are receiving attention
•Strengthening of capacity at court level remains a challenge
•Impact assessment not done yet
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Objective: Improve delivery of services to comply with Batho Pele principles
Output 28 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve Management of Courts to ensure effective &efficient delivery of justice services by 2010
28.1 100% of lost court records tracked and restored in ¼ of identified courts per region
100% 2% • Off-site storage pilot completed at 2 sites (Pretoria and Krugersdorp). A total of ± 13 million documents were scanned and taken off-site. The pilot facilitated the search and location of files and thereby eradicated the issue of missing records and files that were not able to be located.
• Pilot to be rolled out to all priority courts commencing with JHB MC, Pta HC, JHB HC, Dbn MC, CT HC.
• Blue-print approved• Legal Challenges
• Missing and lost records impacts on reviews and appeals. Missing and lost records are tracked and restored.
• The main challenge was at JHB MC and HC. Special interventions were introduced there to improve management of records (including capacity and compact shelving).
28.2 Reduce security incidences by 80%
80% reduction
0% • Pilot completed in Pretoria North Magistrate Court.• Installed minimum security in 14 courts
• Budget Constraints
• Delays in finalizing SLA, no building plans and resolution of heritage site issues
• Impact assessment not done yet
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Objective: Protect and promote the rights of vulnerable groups
Output 29 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Ensure compliance with Child Justice Act and Children’s Act
29.1 Implement Child Justice Act 2008 and reduce criminal cases involving children through diversion by 12%
12% reduction
18% reduction
•1214 children diverted• DGs ISCCJ Committee, the National Operations Committee and the Provincial Child Justice Fora are monitoring the implementation and impact of the Act monthly. • National Policy Framework on Child Justice tabled in Parliament 31 May 2010; to be published in Government Gazette for public comments soon.• Preliminary enquiries rolled out to all courts. First statistics expected 30 July 2010.
29.2 50% of Family Law cases finalized in each office per year by 2010
50% finalisation
0% •Western Cape has extended contracts of 9 children’s courts. Three training sessions held with children’s courts personnel in Cape Town, Worcester and Oudtshoorn.
•No reports from other regions????
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Objective: Protect and promote the rights of vulnerable groups
Output 30 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Ensure effective resolution of sexual offences, trafficking in persons, domestic violence and gender hate crimes
30.1 Develop National strategy for reduction of gender-based offences
100% 30% Draft National Strategy developed which cover:• JCPS Sexual Offences
National Policy Framework• JCPS Trafficking Framework
(and Task Team)• Hate Crimes Framework
The draft National Policy Framework will be presented to the DGs Intersectoral Committee on the management of Sexual Offences
30.2 Finalize Trafficking in persons Bill
100% 100 % •Bill submitted to Parliament in April 2010.
•Training was conducted in all 9 Provinces targeting CBOs and Stakeholders regarding awareness on Human Trafficking. 146 Officials were trained to conduct further outreach programs
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Objective: Promote Constitutional Development and strengthen participatory democracyOutput 31 KPI Target Year
-to-date
Progress Challenges/
Interventions
Status
Strengthen participative democracy and promote Constitution and human rights culture in the country
31.1 Establish a Branch responsible for Constitutional Development and appoint 4 critical staff
4 staff 0 • Workstudy investigation completed • The department is finalising proposals regarding
the Organisational Establishment of the department which will include a Branch Constitutional Development as well as a Communication Branch
31.2 Sign 60 service level agreements with Civil Society organizations by 2010
60 0 Delays in EU funding
31.3 Establish 15 new Community advise centres
15 0 • Consultation with civil society took place
31.4 Enable 80 civil society organizations to participate on public dialogue
80 0 Consultation with Civil Society organizations took place in nine provinces
31.5 Sign 20 new SLA to improve capacity of community advise centres by 2010
20 No Progress report
31.6 Provide support services to at least 10 000 Alien people (refugees, asylum seekers, migrants)
10000 No Progress report
31.7 Ensure compliance with PAIA Act by 2010
100% 14/39%
During the period under review a total of 39 requests were received. 5 were finalized within 30 days, the other 5 within 60 days and 4 requests transferred. 25 still pending
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Objective: Promote Constitutional Development and strengthen participatory democracy
Output 32 KPI Target Year-to-
date
Progress Challenges/
Interventions
Status
Conduct Legal Research, prepare and promote justice legislation
32.1 Develop priority legislative instruments to improve access to justice and transform justice in the country by 2012.
100% of identified priority
legislation
50% • Superior Courts, Constitution Amendment
Legal Practice, and Magistrates Court Amendment Bills approved by Cabinet
•Child Justice Act 2008 operationalised•Eight research publications submitted to SALRC
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Objective: Improve Provision of Legal Services to the State Organs
Output 33 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/Interventions Status
Improve provision of legal advisory services to provincial and national departments
33.1 Finalize all request for legal opinion within 21 days of their date of entry by 2010
100% 91% • 66 opinions requested (excludes international agreements, bills and regulations)
• 60 finalized• 6 outstanding
33.2 Conduct a survey to show that 60% of the departments are satisfied with the legal advise provided by 2011
Survey
60% satisfaction rate
0% completion
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• Plan developed to conduct the survey
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Objective: Improve Provision of Legal Services to the State Organs
Output 34 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/
Interventions
Status
Defend national and provincial departments from negative legal actions
34.1 Implement the Council Briefing policy by ensuring that 65% of the value of briefings are made to PDI and/or firms
65 % to PDI 84% •.585 briefs issued to private counsel.
.•84% (500) of total briefs went to previously disadvantaged people
•R55m (73%) of R75m paid out went to PDIs
34.2 Develop and implement the Legal Blue print framework to ensure efficient management of state litigation by 2013
100% 0% • Blue-print drafted and circulated for consultation purposes
34.3 Reduce the department’s legal costs by 25% of current value by 2013
( 8% p.a)
25 % of current value
0% reduction
• Costs have increased by 20.68%
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Objective: Administer deceased and insolvent estates, Guardian’s Fund & Trusts
Output 35 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/
Interventions
Status
Improve access to probate services
35.1 Capacitate at least 1 Magisterial Court per district to deliver probate services by 2011
402 magisterial offices
179 • Office follow-ups done: 253• Offices to be contacted: 149• Offices with technical
challenges: 74• Offices functioning properly: 179
35.2 Finalize all estate files for estates worth R125 000 and less within 4 months, and estates worth more than R125 000 within 12 months
100% within 4 months
100% within 12 months
100%
100%
21 614 estates completed
6351 estates completed
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Objective: Administer deceased and insolvent estates, Guardian’s Fund & Trusts
Output 37 KPI Target Year-to-date
Progress Challenges/
Interventions
Status
Improve administration of insolvency and liquidation services
37.1 Finalize all matters within 15 months of registration by 2011
100% within 15 months
100% All 6068 cases finalised
(average 30 days)
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CONCLUSION
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