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Department: of Community Safety
due to provision for cost of living adjustments. In 2023/24 the budget increases by 8.1 per cent for the

same reason.

Compensation of employees decreased from R43.142 million in 2019/20 to the revised estimate of
R41.619 million in 2022/23 due to due to the national government’s policy decision to fiscal consolidation

and wage freeze to contain public sector wage bill. In 2023/24, the budget increase by 10.5 per cent as a
result of the impact of new data updates in the PES formula and provision made for wage agreement.

Goods and services decreased from R11.668 million in 2019/20 to the revised estimate of R11.071 million.

In 2023/24 due to reprioritisation made to fund the cost pressures on Compensation of employees. In
2023/24 the budget increases by 24.0 percent due to additional funding for the social mobilisation for the
fight against crime in the province.

Transfers and subsidies decreased from R404 thousand in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of

R268 thousand in 2022/23 due to the decrease of employees exiting the department. No provision for
2023 MTEF.

Payments for capital assets increased from R66 thousand in 2019/20 to the revised estimate of

R2.834 million in 2022/23 due to provision for the procurement of Information Communication Technology
(ICT) equipment. In 2023/24 the budget will decrease by 78.8 per cent as a result of completion of ICT
upgrades.

8.1.1 Service Delivery Measures

Table 11: Selected service delivery measures for the programme: Administration
Estimated Medium-term estimates
performance
Programme performance measures 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
Submission of compliance documents 10 6 6 7
Number of reports to evaluate the effectiveness of governance processes, risk management, and controls compiled 5 5 5 5
Percentage of valid invoices paid within 30 days 100 percent 100 percent 100 percent 100 percent

Table 11 above provides selected service delivery measures for Programme: Administration over the 2023
MTEF period. The programme will continue to assess the compliance and efficiency of departmental
processes and controls.

8.2 Programme 2: Provincial Secretariat for Police Service

Objectives: To oversee the effectiveness and efficiency of policing. It is divided into five sub-programmes,
namely:

x Programme Support provides overall management and support of the programme;

x Policy and Research conducts research into policing and safety matters;
x Monitoring and Evaluation provides monitoring and evaluation services to police performance and

conduct;
x Safety Promotion builds community participation in community safety and

x Community Police Relations increase community participation in community safety and to promote
partnerships.

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