Statement of service performance
For the year ending 30 June 2013
As part of the Information Supporting the Estimates 2012/13 Budget 2012
Appropriation - Information and administrative services to the Judiciary and New Zealand Parole Board
This appropriation is limited to the provision of information about offenders to victims of crime, the Judiciary and the New Zealand Parole Board, and the provision of administrative, financial and secretariat services to the New Zealand Parole Board.
Annual expenses and revenue |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Total Appropriation |
60,494 |
59,387 |
57,674 |
Output: Information Services to the Judiciary
This output focuses on the preparation of reports that provide sentencing judges with information about offenders, to assist with the sentencing process. This service includes attendance at court, prosecutions, and attendance at sentencing resulting from community probation initiated proceedings. This output supports the judiciary to make informed decisions.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality |
≥90% |
95% |
≥90% |
Timeliness |
≥95% |
95% |
≥95% |
Activity information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Reports and Hours The number of court attendance hours |
65,830 106,562 |
52,950 98,600 |
52,726 107,057 |
Output: Information Services to the New Zealand Parole Board (NZPB)
This output focuses on ensuring reports provide information to the NZPB to assist with decisions regarding a prisoner’s release from prison. The Department also provides progress reports to the NZPB on offender compliance with the conditions of their parole orders. This output supports the NZPB to make informed decisions.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality |
≥90% |
95% |
≥90% |
Timeliness |
≥75% |
75% |
≥75% |
Activity information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Reports |
7,024 |
8,450 |
7,669 |
Output: Information and Administrative Services to Victims
This output focuses on the administration of v ictim notification services. The Department has a responsibility to notify eligible victims about specific events as detailed in the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. The New Zealand Police refer details of eligible victims to the Department.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality and Timeliness |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Activity information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Victims |
600 |
800 |
≥700 |
Output: Administrative Services to the New Zealand Parole Board (NZPB)
The Department provides administrative services to the NZPB.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality The percentage of victims who are notified as per NZPB requirements (note 7) |
100%
|
100%
|
≥98%
|
Timeliness |
|
|
|
Activity information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Hearings |
8,500 |
8,500 |
8,500 |
Appropriation - Contract Management of Services Provided by Third Parties
This appropriation is limited to preparing for and managing contracts for the provision of services provided by third parties.
Annual expenses and revenue |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Total Appropriation |
9,452 |
9,452 |
1,601 |
Output: Wiri Prison Public-Private Partnership
This output covers the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project and the subsequent contract management of the prison for the provision of custodial services.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality Establish governance, relationship and contract management arrangements for the management of the Wiri Public-Private Partnership Contract |
note 1 |
note 1 |
Achieved |
Output: Contract Management
This output covers the contract management of services provided by third parties to the Department.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality Non-compliance events in relation to the contract partner are managed within the contract (note 9) The number of times a contract partner delivers a formal innovative proposal for consideration |
note 1 note 1
note 1 |
note 1 note 1
note 1 |
Achieved 100%
12 |
Appropriation - Policy Advice and Ministerial Services (Multi Class Output Appropriation)
Appropriation: Policy Advice
This output class is limited to the provision of advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters.
Appropriation: Ministerial Services
This output class is limited to Department responses to ministerial correspondence and parliamentary questions.
Annual expenses and revenue |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Total Appropriation Revenue from Crown Revenue from Other |
- - - |
- - - |
4,814 4,814 - |
Appropriation: Policy Advice
The Department provides advice and develops policies that contribute to service delivery, including policies that improve outcomes for Mäori and Pacific peoples, and the development of effective criminal justice sector legislation. Services also include the development of standards, the analysis of trends in the offender population, and the evaluation of the impact of programmes to reduce re-offending.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality The percentage of policy advice delivered to the Minister of Corrections that meets agreed standards (note 10) |
≥95%
|
95%
|
≥95%
|
Timeliness |
|
|
|
Appropriation: Ministerial Services
The Department provides responses to ministerial correspondence and parliamentary questions.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality |
≥90% |
|
|
Timeliness The percentage of responses to ministerial draft correspondence that are completed within 20 working days |
|
|
|
Appropriation - Prison-Based Custodial Services
This appropriation is limited to the provision of custodial services for offenders lawfully required to be detained in custody. This includes remand prisoners (people awaiting trial, and offenders convicted but not yet sentenced), those offenders sentenced to
imprisonment, and any other offender required to be lawfully detained in custody.
Annual expenses and revenue |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Total Appropriation |
- |
- |
757,262 |
Output: Custodial Services
This output provides custodial services for prisoners and ensures they complete the correct imposed order/sentence and comply with the specific restrictions and requirements of their order/sentence, are not harmed, and are treated fairly and their legitimate needs are met.
This output also provides for drug testing of prisoners while in prison. This is complemented by other drug control activities such as checkpoints, dogs, and cell searches.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quantity The number of non-serious/no injury prisoner/staff assaults (note 12) The total number of drug tests sampled: (note 13) |
note 1 note 1 11,612 |
note 1 note 1 11,600 |
≤800 ≤300 11,600 |
Activity Information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Offenders The maximum number of prisoners held |
9,032 9,210 |
8,796 8,853 |
8,341 8,506 |
Output: Health
This output provides for health assessments and primary healthcare for all prisoners in custody.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality The number of identified Prison Services Health Centres achieving Cornerstone accreditation (note 14) The percentage of newly received prisoners who have a reception health triage assessment on the day of reception |
≥90%
|
90%
|
≥90%
|
Activity Information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Prisoners The total number of health consultations with healthcare staff |
29,534
|
28,500
|
27,500
|
Appropriation - Rehabilitation and Reintegration
This appropriation is limited to the provision of case management and interventions designed to address the underlying causes of criminal re-offending.
Annual expenses and revenue |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Total Appropriation |
154,023 |
151,552 |
151,018 |
Output: Case Management
This output is focused on planning and managing a prisoner’s rehabilitation and reintegration needs which are reflected in a high quality offender plan for each individual prisoner.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quantity |
≥90% |
97% |
≥95% |
Output: Interventions: Education and Skills
This output focuses on providing prisoners with industry recognised education and skills that improve their ability to engage productively in society upon release. It ensures that those undertaking these educative interventions have had their educational and skill needs correctly assessed and that the Department is providing these opportunities to prisoners each year.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality |
≥75% |
|
|
Quantity The total number of qualifications achieved by prisoners through Corrections Inmate Employment (note 17) |
|
|
|
Output: Interventions: Prisoner Employment
This output is focused on providing prisoners with employment relevant skills that can be applied upon release to secure employment.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quantity |
note 1 |
7,800 |
7,800 |
Output: Interventions: Rehabilitation
This output is focused on ensuring offenders start and complete their rehabilitation programmes.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality |
70-95% |
|
|
Quantity |
|
|
|
Output: Interventions: Reintegration
This output is focused on ensuring offenders start and complete their reintegrative interventions.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality |
note 1 |
60% |
≥60% |
Appropriation - Sentences and Orders Served in the Community
This appropriation is limited to the management and delivery of sentences and orders served in the community.
Annual expenses and revenue |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Total Appropriation |
194,483 |
189,293 |
213,016 |
Output: Home Detendtion Sentences
This output covers sentences imposed by the courts that require the offender to reside at an approved address under strict conditions and with strict monitoring, including electronic monitoring. The Department ensures that offenders complete the correct imposed sentence and comply with the restrictions and requirements of their sentence.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality and Timeliness |
note 1 |
note 1 |
≥98% |
Information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Offenders The average number of home detention sentences being served |
4,088 3,544 |
3,446 2,724 |
2,825 2,329 |
Output: Community-Based Sentences
This output covers the management of offenders serving community-based sentences, being: community work, intensive supervision, community detention and supervision. The Department ensures that offenders complete the correct imposed sentence and comply with the restrictions and requirements of their sentence.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality and Timeliness |
note 1 |
note 1 |
≥98% |
Information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Offenders The average number of community-based sentences being served |
66,172 50,043 |
59,260 33,772 |
61,561 34,090 |
Output: Post-Release Orders
This output covers the management of offenders who have post-release conditions as imposed by the courts at the time of sentencing for prisoners with short sentences. It also covers parole orders imposed by the NZBP and extended supervision orders imposed by the courts, with additional special conditions set by the NZBP to actively manage the long term risks posed by high risk child sex offenders in the community. The Department ensures that offenders complete the correct imposed order and comply with the restrictions and requirements of their order.
Performance measures |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Quality and Timeliness |
note 1 |
note 1 |
≥98% |
Information |
BUDGETED |
ESTIMATED |
BUDGET |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Offenders The average number of post-release orders being served |
7,105 6,380 |
6,376 5,991 |
6,336 6,151 |