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Discover the key points from the 2010 budget briefing by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Learn about strategic budget allocations and measures to enhance efficiency and services.
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Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Budget Briefing to the Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development 18 May 2010
Index • Medium Term Budget allocations • - Vote • - Programmes and Sup programmes • - Economic Classification • - Branches • - Regional Allocations • - Entities • - Earmarked amounts • - Facilities Management • - Donor Funding • Medium Term Budget Pressures
Reduced budget allocations … doing do more with less… Minister of Finance Reducing budgets with R1,482 billion …. But expected to absorb inflationary pressures and still expand services !!!
This means that government has to do more with less… Minister of Finance • Find savings through reduced spending on non-core functions and activities, including shifting resources from administrative components to frontline services • Rationalise public entities and agencies to save money and improve accountability • Review public spending to weed out poorly performing programmes, low-priority activities and ineffective policies • Reform procurement systems to reduce corruption and obtain better value for money, including giving consideration to centralising the procurement of selected goods and services • Change the culture of the public service to reduce waste and to prevent extravagant spending, shoddy work and corruption.
Budget Allocations per Economic Classification Growth in personnel cost with limited growth in operational cost funding
MTEF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS:Growth in Item Allocations Budget growth driven by rise in personnel cost
MTEF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS Programmes and Sub programmes Branches Regions Independent Bodies Earmarked Funds Facilities Management Donor Funded Projects
Programme 1: AdministrationDivision per sub programme Corporate services (HR, Fin and IT )major spending sub programme
Programme 1: Administration 2010/11Division per sub programme
Programme 2: Court ServicesDivision per sub programme Spending prioritized towards lower courts
Programme 2: Court Services 2010/2011Division per sub programme 91 % direct spending at court level
Programme 3: State Legal Services 2010/2011Division per sub programme
Programme 4: National Prosecuting Authority 2010/2011Division per sub programme On average 72% direct spending on prosecution services
Programme 4: National Prosecuting AuthorityDivision per sub programme
Programme 5: Auxiliary and Associated ServicesDivision per sub programme Major spending area is on Legal Aid .. and mainly driven by increased personnel cost
EARMARKED AMOUNTS 1 • May not be used for other proposes than those specified
Medium Term: Spending Pressures • Additional accommodation - Capital investment in new court infrastructure and additional office accommodation. • Personnel establishment expansion - DOJ currently funding new courts with no concurrent additional allocations for personnel and operational expenditure. - Regional capacitation – additional personnel for regions including court personnel (Interpreters, finance and supply chain management personnel) - Internship, learning and development and recruitment • Technical personnel adjustments Compensation of employees – OSD for legally qualified personnel Phase 2 DOJ/NPA/LAB and entities • Information Technology - Improve business productivity - Additional Investment in IT infrastructure – Hardware renewal, network infrastructure, data security and expansion of roll out of IT and information systems (E-scheduler, JDAS and GFS etc ) - maintenance, licensing, hardware renewal and backup
Medium Term: Spending Pressures • Implementation cost of new and proposed legislation – Civil Jurisdiction of Regional Courts. Child Justice and Children's Act Traditional Courts Bill Superior Courts Bill - High Courts for Mpumalanga and Limpopo- • Security and risk management Secure 127 justice service delivery points with integrated security infrastructure Enhancing security of personnel, departmental records and state assets Cash in Transit, Guarding Services and Security • Review of the Criminal Justice System – Implementation cost of recommendations after Cabinet and Parliamentary endorsement and approval • Increased proximity of courts services to all, Especially in townships and rural areas Replace 46 of 230 branch courts to ensure that they provide full court services 2010/11 Introduce multilingualism in courts
Medium Term: Spending Pressures - Other • Filing - Document and Record Management • Enhancement of Constitutional Development programmes • Develop and implement the departments oversight mandate and functions • Enhancing communication services • Language Services at Court • 2010 World Cup • Library Services in various provinces • Start-up and implementation cost of newly proposed Court Services Agency • Enhancing training and development capacity – Justice College, Judicial Education Institute and HR