NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE MEETING

1. NATIONAL CONSULTATIVEMEETING Presentation on Annual Strategic Projects

2. Background • Last 3 years deepening new character for DCS • Started a process to review our legal mandate • Align our policy framework with new Constitution (White Paper on Corrections) • Developed new structure to respond to needs of our Rehabilitation Agenda

3. Background • Developed new budget programme responsive to our policy mandate • Our Structure reflect new budget programme • Our new structure increasingly respond to historic management challenges • Six Regions • 47 new Management Areas • Improved levels of Head of Corr. Centres • Similar numbers for staff and inmate populations • Aligned Mgt Areas to new District Municipalities boundries

4. Background and 3 Year Progress • Save for few areas, all senior mgt posts are filled • Repealed 1959 CS Act save for section dealing with children • Started a process to define principled relationship with Stakeholders • Process of accrediting programmes • Entering into SLA on programmes

5. Medium/Long Term Challenges • Implementation of the White Paper on Corrections • Build societal ownership of Correction • Build human resource capacity responsive to correction • Make DCS employer of choice • Build stable management capacity • Turn Correction into a profession • Uproot ill-discipline and corruption

6. Medium/Long Term Challenges • Improve existing and develop new programmes to ensure rehabilitation • Align our facilities to new rehabilitation challenges • Improve our security responsibilities • Deepen and improve social responsibility of inmates • Build strong IJS relationship to address overcrowding

7. Medium/Long Term Challenges • Build a strong intergovernmental relationship, esp. Local Government • Improve our role in SADC and within NEPAD • Learn best practices within the international corrections fraternity

8. Planning Framework for 2005 -10 • The approved White Paper is a basis for our new Strategic Plan (2005 -10) • All regions and branches have finalised their Operational Plans • All Senior Manager will finish signing of Performance Agreements for 2005/06 • Our Performance Management must reflect achievements in Op. Plans

9. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects 1. Critical HR Planning & Mgt Areas • Ensure Persal data integrity and mgt decision support • Improved Management of Employee Relations • Negotiate provisional career pathing plan • Disciplinary Manual and Procedures • Implementation of 7 Day establishment • Implement Ministerial LAbour Forum • Establishment of Personnel Group Scheme

10. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects 1. Critical HR Planning & Mgt Areas • Improve systems for Personnel provision • Implement senior management training • Facilitate decision on improvement of conditions of service • Retention strategy for scarce skills categories • Remuneration framework for categories of employees • Improved management of Facilities Fund, Sports funds and other related schemes

11. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects 2. Implementation of White Paper piloted in Centres of Excellence • Appointment of Technical Team to support implementation • National Task Team to develop and manage a campaign promoting CoE • All branches to submit a catalogue of programmes and policies for piloting • Prioritise systems for improved management in CoE • Address personnel provisioning issues

12. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Improved Security Management for Personnel, inmates and Public • Finalise and implement integrity testing and Vetting policy • Improve general security mgt as required by policies • Finalise and implement Minimum Security Standard policy framework • Roll-out implementation of Bio-metric access control in selected centres

13. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Improved Management of Internal Controls (Compliance) • Develop national action plan and submit to SCOPA (Treasury) • Tighten management of compliance action plan in all regions and branches • Other related issues • Medcor concerns • Vacancies concerns • Consultants concerns • IT concerns

14. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Build Capacity for Zero Tolerance for Corruption • Profile corruption incidences • Develop compulsory training programme of ethics and good governance • Strengthen communication on corruption • Roll-out management plan on anti-corruption

15. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Implement measures to reduce overcrowding • Roll-out implementation programme on National Framework on Overcrowding • Provide training to new HCC on legal basis of the National Framework • Implement National IJS Conference on overcrowding • Establish protocol between departments

16. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Presidential Remission • Develop and workshop guidelines on implementation • Finalise electronic database on new sentence and affected persons due for release • Determine the budget implications of remission • Communicate with role players • Monitor implementation (reporting framework) • Manage communication plan (workshop) • Manage engagement with victims of crime

17. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Amendments to CSA of 1998 • National workshop on amendments • Finalise consultation with NCCS • Submit the amendments to Cabinet and Parliament • Roll-out training on new amendments

18. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Finalise alignment of policies to White Paper • Ensure promulgation of White Paper by Parliament • Complete database to ensure easy access • Finalise new policy on DCS Poverty Alleviation • Develop implementation guidelines on new policies

19. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Manage stakeholder involvement in Corrections • Complete identification and profiling • Develop guidelines for engagement • BEE Survey (Procurement) • Develop Project Plan for survey • Implement the survey • HIV/Aids Survey • Communication plan implementation • Implement the survey

20. 2005 /06 Strategic Priority Projects • Facilities Management • Finalise policy on minimum facilities requirements • Fast-track a process to build own capacity to replace RAMP • Develop National Technical Capacity • Audit existing regional own resource capacity