feedback to portfolio committee: 24 november 2010

FEEDBACK TO

PORTFOLIO

COMMITTEE: 24

NOVEMBER 2010

CONTENTS

• Slide 5: Toilets in Hospital wards

• Slide 6: Public Telephones

• Slide 7: Re-installation of IT Equipment

• Slide 8: Upgrading of Surveillance equipment

• Slide 9: Kitchen and laundry appliances

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CONTENTS

• Slide 10: List of under performing Service Providers

• Slide 11: Lost escalation, variation orders

• Slide 12: Kimberley Correctional Centre

• Slide 13: Full riot report

• Slide 14: Management Restructuring

• Slide 16: Categorization of offenders

• Slide 17: Service Level Agreement

• Slide 18: Loss of the centre’s master key04/21/23 3

CONTENTS

• Slide 16: Leeuwkop

• Slide 17: New Leeuwkop Youth CC

• Slide 18: Pretoria Female CC

• Slide 19: Kokstad CC

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Toilets in Hospital Wards• DCS instructed DPW to install toilets in single cells • Cost increased to R1,15m to comply with health

requirements according to DPW. This means R115 000 per toilet which seams excessive and DPW has been informed ventilation requirements can considerable increase it to R3m.

• Status quo is to assess the operational impact over a period and based on this determine to what extend toilets have to be installed noting the cost

• Detail to be provided by NPDW

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Public telephones for use by inmates

• Installation of public phones for use by inmates – finalized.

• All units have public telephones that are in working order.

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Upgrading of Surveillance equipment

• There will be a separate contract for this service.

• The consultants have already been instructed to prepare tender documentation.

• To go out on tender in January 2011.

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Kitchen and laundry appliances

• All damages observed by Portfolio Committee have been repaired eg electrical cables of trolleys and laundry equipment.

• The hinges of the refuse cooler rooms’ door was repaired but challenges have reoccurred. NDPW will arrange for solution through day to day maintenance

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List of under performing Service providers

• DCS Region reported no under performing supplier

• NPDW to report on under performing construction

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Cost escalation, variation orders

• NDPW to respond

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KIMBERLEY CORRECTIONAL CENTRE MANAGEMENT-RELATED MATTERS

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Full report on the 3 August riot (Acting RC FSNC/Dir Security Management Systems-

quality control)

• Investigation has been finalized and the report has been submitted.

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Management restructuring

• Head of Centre, SCO: Security Systems and Unit Managers restructured.

• Awaits replacement of CC Operational Support.• Second phase of exchange of 30 experienced

male officials with 30 female officials, to be finalized by 15 December 2010

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Management restructuring

• Appointed new Head of Centre, wef 13 August 2010 • 7 Professionals ( 4 Social workers and 3 nurses) transferred to

NKCC• Two additional nurses assumed duty on 1 Sept 2010• 71 experienced officials exchanged from Old Kmb CC &

Social Re-integration• 1 SCO: Security Systems, 1 SCO: HR • Administration and 4 Unit Managers restructured.• Await replacement of CC Operational Support.• Second phase of exchange of 30 experienced male officials

with 30 female officials, to be finalized by 15 December 2010

Categorisation of offenders

• In reaction of the instruction of Head Office no offenders were transferred.

• Offenders admitted were classified as mediums, however, the classification tool was manipulated and maximums were reclassified to be transferred.

• An intervention unit has been established for offenders with difficult behavior.

• The Centres’ units were demarcated to house different categories together, i.e first offenders, e.g.

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DPW-DCS Service Level Agreement

• Commissioner has signed off the proposed amendments to the Service Level Agreement submitted by NDPW

• Consultation with NDPW will take place to finalise sign off in 2010

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Loss of the centre’s master key

• Investigation of lost keys has formed part of the 03 August 2010 investigation.

• Order has been placed at the suppliers, awaits delivery.

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