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PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Professional Social Services and Older Persons (Continued)
Outcome Functional, efficient, and integrated sector
Outputs Output indicator Actual Achievement Actual Achievement 2020/21 Annual target 2021/22 Actual Outputs 2021/22 Reasons for Deviation from
2019/20 2021/22 target
White Paper on White Paper The White The implementation plan Conduct Sector-wide Sector-wide consultations on the No deviation
Social on Social Paper for Social on the White Paper on consultation on the implementation of the White Paper for
Development Development Development could Social implementation of the Social Development were conducted.
implemented not be presented Development was White Paper for Social
to Cabinet for developed and consulted Development
approval. However, with all provinces
the Cabinet memo
was developed and
the SEIAS approval
certificate was
issued.
Outcome Reduced levels of poverty, inequality, vulnerability, and social ills
Empowered, resilient individuals, families, and sustainable communities
Draft Social Draft Social The framework The Draft Social Consultation report on the Consultation report on the Draft Social No deviation
Development Bill Development Bill on the Social Development Bill was Draft Social Development Development Bill was developed
finalised Development Bill developed and consulted Bill
was developed with stakeholders within
and consulted in the
provinces Social Development
Sector
Regulations for Regulations for New indicator The Older Person Older Persons The Older Persons Amendment Bill was The Older Persons
Older Persons Older Persons Amendment Bill was not Amendment Bill presented to Cabinet in August 2021. Amendment Bill could not be
Amendment Bill Amendment tabled in Cabinet. The amended The Amendment Bill was also submitted tabled in Parliament before it
finalised Bill finalised Bill was finalized and to the Office of the Chief State Law was gazetted. The Bill was only
presented to TWG and Advisor for final certification and the gazetted in March 2022.
Social Cluster and all the final certification was issued in January
documents were revised 2022. The Amendment Bill was then
and submitted to the gazetted in March 2022 for introduction
Ministry for tabling to in Parliament. TheAmendment Bill was
Cabinet therefore not tabled in Parliament.
Strategies to overcome underperformance
• The Older Persons Amendment Bill will be tabled in Parliament during the 2022/23 financial year.
• Feedback as received from the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor will be reviewed and the Bill will be processed further during the 2022/23 financial year.

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