The 2013/14 evaluation plan was approved in November 2012. In 2013/14 the Department in conjunction with relevant departments will conduct 15 evaluations for identified strategic priority programmes related to the 12 outcomes. The results for evaluations will be reported to Cabinet and be publicly available and government departments are to produce improvement plans based on the evaluations and implementation on improvement plans will be monitored. Two provincial evaluation plans were piloted in Gauteng and Western Cape in 2012/13 and 3 Provincial Evaluation Plans are targeted to be approved by the Provincial Executive Councils in 2013/14. The intended outcomes for the Department's evaluations programme are to improve the quality of government's service delivery programmes for improved outcome performance.