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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRESENTATION ON THE 2014/15 ANNUAL REPORT, 2015/16 APP & BUDGET 14 OCTOBER 2015. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW.

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  1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRESENTATION ON THE 2014/15 ANNUAL REPORT, 2015/16 APP & BUDGET 14 OCTOBER 2015

  2. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW • The PSC has been requested to brief the Committee on the tabled Annual Report for 2014/15. The presentation reflects on the following: • Annual report focusing on financial and non-financialperformance for 2014/15 financial year. Linking spending and performance targets and outcomes, explaining deviations from what was planned • Provide financial and non-financial performance on the 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan. Indicate any challenges encountered and their potential impact on service delivery and its contribution to the National Development Plan • Forward funding or realignment for the medium term budget

  3. 2014/15 ANNUAL REPORT

  4. OVERALL PERFORMANCE (1) • The PSC received an unqualified ‘clean’ audit report for the 2014/15 financial year. • The PSC made strides in achieving its targets during the 2014/15 financial year through the implementation of its re-engineered business processes as well as streamlining some of the work of the PSC • In ensuring that the PSC supports its stakeholders in a structured manner, the PSC adopted a cluster approach which resulted in Commissioners based at the National Office supporting particular clusters of departments in all the key performance areas of the PSC • Likewise, the provincially based Commissioners support provincial departments in their respective provinces • In pursuit to operate efficiently, the PSC reviewed its Governance Rules, which were gazetted, with an implementation date of 1 April 2015 • The PSC also increased its visibility through inspections, Citizens Forum, provincial stakeholder engagements and the Developmental State Conference

  5. OVERALL PERFORMANCE (2)

  6. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEARPERFORMANCE (3)

  7. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEARPERFORMANCE (4)

  8. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEARPERFORMANCE (5)

  9. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEARPERFORMANCE (6)

  10. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR PERFORMANCE (7)

  11. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR PERFORMANCE (8)

  12. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR PERFORMANCE (9)

  13. 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEARPERFORMANCE (10)

  14. 2015/16 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN

  15. OVERALL PERFORMANCE (1) • As at 30 September 2015, 75% of the grievances submitted to the PSC were closed • Reports on the inspections into the availability of medicines and medical equipment at selected health facilities were produced • The PSC-led Citizens Forum in Thembisile Hani Municipality has yielded positive results for the community, as the provincial Department of Health has committed to provide mobile clinic services in Ward 20 and the provincial Department of Education has committed to procure prefabricated mobile classrooms and furniture • There has been a slight increase in the compliance rate for the submission of financial disclosure forms from 82% by the due date of 31 May 2015 to 84% as at 30 September 2015 • The closure rate of NACH cases has improved as 69% of cases have been closed as compared to 66% in July 2015

  16. BRANCH: LMP (2) • Grievance management: • The 1st issue of the Grievance Management Communiqué, aimed at empowering departments, labour relations officers and employees on the management of grievances was produced. It deals with, amongst others, prescripts and case law related to PMDS grievances • Draft reports on the assessment of the effective and efficient functioning of the Offices of the State Attorney and Chief State Law Advisor have been compiled • The findings from the audit on the recruitment and selection processes in the Gauteng Department of Finance have been submitted to the relevant EA • The PSC is finalising its 3rd input to the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission, which focuses on all public administration departments and entities

  17. BRANCH: M&E (3) • A discussion document on the “description of the Occupational Classification in the Public Service” was submitted to the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission. Through this project, the PSC hopes to contribute to the NDP’s vision of building a meritocratic and professional public service. • Reports on the support initiatives to the Limpopo Department of Economic Development on the creation of key capabilities and the Department of Public Works with regards to performance management have been produced. • To ensure that service delivery in hospitals is improved in line with government’s delivery outcome on Health, namely, “a long and healthy life for all South Africans”the PSC carried out inspections into the availability of medicines and medical equipment at selected health facilities, as well as on the role of Health District Offices. The reports thereof have been produced.

  18. BRANCH: M&E (4) • Through the PSC-led Citizens’ Forum held in Thembisile Hani Municipality in Mpumalanga, the provincial Department of Health committed to provide mobile clinic services in Ward 20 by November 2015 and the provincial Department of Education committed to procure prefabricated mobile classrooms and school furniture by December 2015 • A report on the evaluation of high performing rural schools in Limpopo, whichsought to identify best practices amongst high performing rural schools in Limpopo in order to share these with schools that are struggling to improve their performance was produced • This report will contribute to improving the quality of education and support government’s plans and efforts to do so as reflected in the NDP and Outcome 1 of government’s Apex priorities

  19. BRANCH: IAC (5) • Verification of financial misconduct reports submitted to the PSC for the 2014/15 financial year is underway. The PSC requires that these reports be signed off by the Accounting Officers prior to submission • Public Administration Investigations: • With regards to the investigations on the awarding of higher salaries in the National Departments of Transport and Labour, data analysis has commenced for the DoT while documentation is awaited from the Department of Labour

  20. BRANCH: IAC (6) • In promoting professional ethics and in particular, the Code of Conduct for the Public Service, the PSC held 13 workshops at national and provincial departments • As at 30 September 2015, the submission rate of financial disclosure forms, even after the due date of 31 May 2015 was as follows: • National departments (4 133) (73%) • Provincial Departments (4 129) (99%) • Overall (8 262) (84%) • The PSC has witnessed huge successes in the fight against corruption, through the management of the NACHas such, a total of 3 570 officials were found guilty of misconduct related to corrupt activities between September 2004 and September 2015 • The successful investigation of cases of alleged corruption reported to the NACH resulted in the recovery of R340 million from perpetrators

  21. BRANCH: IAC (7) • Management of the NACH as at 30 September 2015:

  22. CHALLENGES (8) • During the execution of its work, the PSC is faced with numerous challenges such as: • The research work and investigations conducted by the PSC are largely dependent on inputs from departments. The PSC will need to exercise its powers and issue summons to the departments to ensure timely finalisation of its projects • As a result of the tight schedules of the respective Executive Authorities to avail themselves to receive reports from the PSC, the PSC decided to instead engage with their Chiefs of Staff in the Ministries for timely presentation of the findings and recommendations • At national level, the PSC’s current temporary accommodation is on 18 months lease and effort are under way to secure permanent office accommodation for the PSC. This is the case in selected provinces • The PSC pays to access Deeds registry database to be able to conduct scrutiny with regard to financial disclosures for Senior Managers and department will need to be engaged in this regard • As a result of limited human and financial resources, ad hoc requests from stakeholders that require the PSC to conduct further or additional research place a strain on its limited resources

  23. BUDGETARY MATTERS

  24. BUDGETARY MATTERS (1) • Overview of financial performance as at 31 August 2015: • The PSC has received additional funds of R4, 352 million in September 2015 for the 2015/16 financial year to cover a portion of the Compensation of Employees budget shortfall emanating from the 2015 public sector wage agreement. This will increase the budget allocation to R226 million • The PSC has implemented cost containment measures in order to augment the shortfall in the budget • 2 posts of Commissioners were vacant, Commissioner for KZN assumed duty on 1 September 2015

  25. BUDGETARY MATTERS (2) • The baseline allocations for 2014/15 were increased to R207,3 million. However, there was a decrease in the allocation for 2015/16 • National Treasury was informed about the anomaly in the budget allocation, as there was a decrease in the budget allocation for the other subsequent years • Instead of National Treasury correcting the shortfall in the budget, the PSC received additional funding amounting to R11.069 million for 2015/16, R12.136 million for 2016/17 and R8.314 million for 2017/18 financial years in respect of rental for new office accommodation • The additional funds received for the above mentioned financial years have been earmarked for office accommodation (cannot be used for any other purpose other than paying for rentals)

  26. BUDGETARY MATTERS (3) • For the 2016 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget process, the PSC has not requested or motivated for additional funding but has requested National Treasury to address the anticipated shortfall of R16 million in the Goods and Services budget that arose from the error during the 2013 MTEF process • The PSC is still awaiting feedback from National Treasury regarding the allocation for 2016 MTEF process • In order to strengthen its financial management and ensure that there is integrity in the budget amount, the PSC has implemented the following: • Aligned the budget process to the strategic planning process • Project costing is now part of the organisational culture • Zero-based budget system implemented, to ensure that budget allocations are consistent and are informed by the strategic priorities of the organisation • This will ensure that the PSC only commits to projects within its financial abilities

  27. CONCLUDING REMARKS • The PSC will continue to execute its mandate by conducting oversight work in the Public Service • Although the limited financial resources have a severe impact on the PSC’s ability to be able to fully implement in its mandate, the PSC will continuously need to prioritise its work and also re-prioritise those projects for implementation in the outer years • The support of the Portfolio Committee will be invaluable in ensuring that the accepted recommendations emanating from the work of the PSC are implemented by the respective departments in the Public Service

  28. PSC Website: www.psc.gov.za National Anti-Corruption Hotline for the Public Service: 0800 701 701

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