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QUARTER 1 PERFORMANCE REVIEW. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10 AUGUST 2011. CONTENTS. Introduction Budget overview Highlights Challenges Programme Performance Programme 1: Administration Programme 2: Court Services
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QUARTER 1 PERFORMANCE REVIEW PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10 AUGUST 2011
CONTENTS Introduction Budget overview Highlights Challenges Programme Performance Programme 1: Administration Programme 2: Court Services Programme 3: State Legal Services Conclusion 2
Introduction • BUDGET OVERVIEW • The overall expenditure against budget at the end of the first quarter is 25%. Capital spending is at 39.9% and would require careful monitoring for the rest of the year. • The department has an unfunded mandate of over R600 million for the current financial year and have instituted cost-cutting measures to help manage the spending. 3
Introduction • BUDGET OVERVIEW • Overall expenditure for Programme 1- Administration is at 24%, it is above the normal spending trend for the first quarter. Increased spending was noticed on goods and services in Security and Risk Management; personnel for the Ministry and spending on Public Education and Communications Unit. • Programme 2- Court Services expenditure is at an acceptable level of 23.6%. The expenditure on Goods and Services is currently at 11, 3%, which is below par with the 25% norm after 3 months. • Payments for Capital Assets is at 39,3% compared to the 25% standard. This is due to the payments for buildings and other fixed structures that was done earlier than anticipated • Spending on Programme 3- State Legal Services is lower than average at 20.8% due to the pending restructuring and the move by a number of branches to the SALU building. It is envisaged that spending will increase once all activities that have been put on hold. 4
Introduction • PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW • The Quarter 1 report reflects the performance of the Department against the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2011/12 • The overall performance for the 17 objectives indicates that 39% (7) were fully achieved, 33% (6) were not fully achieved but are on track and showing good progress and 28% (4) have not been fully achieved and would need interventions to ensure that they get back on track. 5
Introduction • Quarter 1 performance overview can be diagrammatically represented as follows: 6
Introduction Highlights for Q1 2011 Below are the areas where the department is ahead of target and performing well. 7
Introduction CHALLENGES for Q1 2011 Below are the areas where the department is experiencing challenges. 8
Programme 1: Administration Objective 1: Increased compliance with prescripts to achieve and sustain an unqualified audit 9
Programme 1: Administration Objective 2:Improved management of fraud and corruption cases 10
Programme 1: Administration Objective 3: Improved human resources service delivery
Programme 1: Administration Objective4: Increased optimisation of systems (automated and manual) 12
Programme 1: Administration Objective5: Increased percentage of outstanding Truth and Reconciliation Commission Victims who qualify for reparations per TRC recommendations 13
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 6: Improved coordination of the JCPS Cluster towards the delivery of outcome 3 14
Programme 2: Court Services Objective7: Improved finalisation of activities in support of outputs of outcome 3 15
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 8: Improved delivery of maintenance services 16
Programme 2: Court Services Objective9: Increased protection of the rights of vulnerable groups 17
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 9: Increased protection of the rights of vulnerable groups 18
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 10: Increased access to justice services by under-serviced communities 19
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 10: Increased access to justice services by under-serviced communities 20
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 10: Increased access to justice services by under-serviced communities 21
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 11: Improved functionality of justice service points 22
Programme 2: Court Services Objective 12: Improved delivery of services at the courts 23
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective13: Improved service delivery at the Master’s Service points 24
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 14: Increased efficiency in the provision of services to beneficiaries of the Guardian’s Fund, trusts, insolvent and deceased estates 25
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 14: Increased efficiency in the provision of services to beneficiaries of the Guardian’s Fund, trusts, insolvent and deceased estates 26
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 15: Promote Constitutional Development and strengthen participatory democracy to ensure respect for fundamental human rights 27
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 15: Promote Constitutional Development and strengthen participatory democracy to ensure respect for fundamental human rights 28
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 15: Promote Constitutional Development and strengthen participatory democracy to ensure respect for fundamental human rights 29
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 16:Improved provision of legal services to the state organs 30
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 16:Improved provision of legal services to the state organs 31
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 16:Improved provision of legal services to the state organs 32
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 17:Improved policy and legislative framework for effective and efficient delivery of justice services 33
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 17:Improved policy and legislative framework for effective and efficient delivery of justice services 34
Programme 3: State Legal Services Objective 17: Improved policy and legislative framework for effective and efficient delivery of justice services 35
CONCLUSION • To improve performance, DOJCD Exco has instituted a monthly reporting system to enhance accountability on the implementation of the Departmental Strategic Plan. • For the next quarter, the department will focus on improving the data collection and analysis for quicker reporting. • The Audit Action Plan will continue to be regularly monitored to ensure a clean audit by the 2012/13 financial year. 36