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Table 4.1.2 – Consultation arrangements with customers<br />

Type <strong>of</strong><br />

arrangement<br />

Cluster<br />

Department<br />

meetings.<br />

Meetings/<br />

orientation<br />

sessions with<br />

new admissions<br />

Community<br />

outreach<br />

programmes.<br />

Meetings /<br />

orientation<br />

regarding<br />

privilege<br />

systems for<br />

visitation.<br />

Actual Customers<br />

Cluster<br />

Departments.<br />

Members <strong>of</strong> the<br />

public Next <strong>of</strong><br />

Kin<br />

Offenders<br />

Inmates<br />

Employers.<br />

Families <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>fenders<br />

Legal<br />

representatives<br />

Stakeholders.<br />

Potential<br />

Customers<br />

Cluster<br />

departments.<br />

Members <strong>of</strong> the<br />

public<br />

Next <strong>of</strong> Kin<br />

Offenders<br />

Inmates<br />

Employers.<br />

Families <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>fenders<br />

Legal<br />

representatives.<br />

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Actual achievements<br />

Regular attendance at all IJS / cluster meetings.<br />

• Regular orientation sessions with all new<br />

admissions.<br />

• Orientation sessions with families <strong>of</strong> new<br />

admissions on protocol/ policy issues.<br />

• During community outreach programmes<br />

communities are informed <strong>of</strong> various correctional<br />

centre processes and the need for interaction from<br />

them.<br />

• KZN has 10 and EC 7 community outreach<br />

programmes.<br />

• Regular orientation sessions take place with<br />

families <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fenders, legal representatives/<br />

stakeholders regarding visitation processes and<br />

access.<br />

Table 4.1.3 – Service delivery access strategy<br />

Access Strategy Actual achievements<br />

Visitors accessing correctional<br />

• Sign boards for directions on premises and in correctional centre in<br />

centres to visit family & friends<br />

most centres<br />

• Escorting <strong>of</strong> visitors<br />

• Providing <strong>DCS</strong> transport to transport visitors from entrance to<br />

Correctional centre unit.<br />

• Parking areas designated<br />

• Fire arm safes available<br />

• Searching cubicles to ensure privacy for searching<br />

• Emergency contingency plan in place and members receive regular<br />

briefing sessions<br />

• Bagless society compliance communicated<br />

• Lock up facility for belongings<br />

• Open / Family days – Part <strong>of</strong> the Corrections Week activities in<br />

September 2011 included arranging <strong>of</strong> Family Days at the centres<br />

Stakeholders and service providers • Registration <strong>of</strong> stakeholders & service providers, completion <strong>of</strong><br />

accessing correctional centres to<br />

indemnity forms<br />

deliver programmes and deliver • Quality Assurance <strong>of</strong> service providers- register<br />

goods & services<br />

• Identification cards for service providers<br />

• Escorting <strong>of</strong> service providers in centres<br />

• Provision <strong>of</strong> <strong>DCS</strong> transport to transport service providers from entrance<br />

to CC<br />

• Parking areas designated<br />

• Fire arm safe<br />

• Searching cubicles to ensure privacy in searching<br />

• Emergency contingency plan in place and members receive regular<br />

briefing sessions<br />

• Bagless society compliance<br />

• Lock up facility for belongings<br />

Arrangements for payment <strong>of</strong> bail & • Promotion <strong>of</strong> bail & fine payments posted in Remand Detention Facilities<br />

fines<br />

visiting areas for easy access to visitors<br />

• Bail & fine registers implemented and monitored on a daily basis<br />

Booking system for visitors Some correctional centres have established call centres to manage<br />

booking <strong>of</strong> visits. This will be rolled out in the new financial year

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