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Film and Publications Board: Annual Report 2010/11

This presentation highlights the achievements, challenges, and strategic objectives of the Film and Publications Board (FPB) in their role of regulating the creation, production, and distribution of films, games, and publications. It covers their mandate, principles, media distribution channels, and key programs.

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Film and Publications Board: Annual Report 2010/11

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  1. FILM AND PUBLICATION BOARD’S PRESENTATION TO PC: HOME AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11 13 OCTOBER 2011

  2. OUR MANDATE Derived from Film and Publications Act 65 of 1996 as amended in 2004 and 2009. FPB is mandated to regulate the: • creation, • production and • distribution of films, games and certain publications

  3. PRINCIPLES CENTRAL TO FPB REGULATION • Protection of children from early exposure to adult material and use in child pornography productions – child pornography punishable by law • Provide consumer advice on media content – ‘we inform, you choose’ • Provide designated areas for distribution of adult material (pornography)

  4. MEDIA DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS REGULATED BY FPB

  5. VISION AND MISSION VISION – A credible and visible content regulator that protects consumers. MISSION – To ensure efficient and effective consumer protection through regulation of media content, while empowering, especially children through robust information sharing.

  6. Achievements • Regulatory matters (classification and compliance targets met) • Achieved 73% of overall Annual Plan • Outreach and awareness (Campaign Against Child Pornography) • New partnerships brought into the organisation • Appointment of Council • Increased visibility in media and communities • Developed Turn Around strategy • Strengthened governance, accountability and compliance • Prudent financial management

  7. Challenges • A number of IT and Research targets not achieved - deferment of affected programmes to 2011/12 FY approved by Council • Limited IT capacity and ageing IT infrastructure • Legal challenge by Print Media • 15% vacancy rate in 2010/11 FY • Conclusion of Turn Around process prior to filling of positions – all vacant posts, especially at Management level were frozen

  8. Strategic Objectives • Enhance, integrate, and implement a constitutionally sound regulatory framework • Develop and maintain organisational capacity and capability • Form and maintain national and international partnerships, and co-ordinate initiatives that support the business of FPB • Position FPB as a visible and credible, professionally run organisation • 2010 Anti-child pornography campaign – SPECIAL PROJECT

  9. SO 1: ENHANCE, INTEGRATE, AND IMPLEMENT A CONSTITUTIONALLY SOUND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

  10. Key programmes • Problematic Distributors and compliance • Consumer market segmentation • Regulatory repositioning • External ratings convergence • Government Support and Dialogue

  11. PARTIALLY/ NOT ACHIEVED IN SO1 • Signing of MoU’s with law enforcement agencies – draft MoU’s in place but delay in obtaining signatures of officials (SAPS). 500 Law enforcement officers were however trained in the year • Research deliverables put on hold due to capacity challenges within unit • Appointment of Classifiers delayed due to nullification of the process • Registration of the FPB logo as trademark finalised in 2011/12 FY

  12. SO 2: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY

  13. KEY PROGRAMMES • HR Management and Improvement • Staff incentives • Internal Communications • Internal policy and procedures compliance • Strategy and program co-ordination • Financial Management • Governance • Personnel Change and Management • Operational performance improvement

  14. PARTIALLY /NON-ACHIEVED • In Q3, HR Manager was dismissed for gross misconduct, led to delay in achievement of HR deliverables. New HR Manager appointed in 11/12 FY • Organisation had a 15% vacancy rate – some positions not filled pending outcome of Turn-Around project – 80% of the vacancies at management level have since been filled. • Council alerted to these challenges and affected programmes were deferred to 2011/12 FY.

  15. SO3: FORM AND MAINTAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND CO-ORDINATE INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT BUSINESS OF FPB

  16. SO 4: POSITION FPB AS A VISIBLE AND CREDIBLE, PROFFESSIONALLY RUN ORGANISATION

  17. 5. 2010 ANTI-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CAMPAIGN

  18. 5.1 2010 PROGRAMME

  19. 5.2 2010 PROGRAMME

  20. 6. HUMAN RESOURCES: No. Of employees/ Occupation

  21. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDIT REPORT

  22. REVENUE • R56.1m received to date as grant as compared to R39.7m received in the previous financial year. • R8.6m was generated from regulation fees as compared to R7.7m in the previous financial year. Revised tariffs have been implemented from the 01st of October 2010. • Overall income received to date is R65.1m and R49.1 received in the previous period .

  23. EXPENDITURE • Administrative staff costs of R17.3m was incurred for the current year. • Classifiers fees paid for the current year R3.6m. • General operating expenses of R33.5m as compared to R26.5m for the previous period. The increase in operating costs was mainly due special project i.e. 2010 Anti-Child pornography awareness campaign targeted to the FIFA World Cup. • A surplus of R3,664,349 was recorded during the year as compared to R2,977,995 deficit recorded in the previous’ year financial year.

  24. 7. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

  25. AUDIT REPORT • The Film and Publication Board obtained an UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION. • No matters of emphasis were reported by the Auditor General. • Non – compliance with PFMA was reported as a result of irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure being incurred and reported during the financial year. (Page 98 note 25 and 26 of the annual financial statements.

  26. FRUITLESS AND WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE – R433, 244 • Fruitless expenditure of R48,738 came to the attention of the FPB. The fruitless expenditure is as a result of interest and penalties charged by SARS for late submission of the EMP201 for March 2011. • R19,971 for cancellation of international flights tickets. • R19,205 for incorrect printing of security paper. • R345 340 provision made for penalty on non renewal of the office space rental. • Necessary management action has been taken against officials responsible for this expenditure

  27. IRREGULAR EXPENDITURE = R110, 940 • R23,940 was incurred during the financial year as a result of overruns paid to a consultant. • R87,000 was incurred as result of payments for security services without a signed agreement with the co-tenant.

  28. THANK YOU

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