In 2013/14, the Department will issue guidelines for the assessments of Heads of Departments (HoDs) following the issuing of the new Performance Management Development System (PMDS) Policy for HoDs by the Department of Public Service and Administration. The Department identified that the many HoDs are not regularly assessed and key proposals in this regard include the Presidency and Office of the Premier's (OTPs) intervening if Performance Agreements are not submitted timeously, the Director-General (DG) in the Presidency and provincial DGs convening assessment panels for HoDs and DPME to provide secretarial services for HoDs performance assessments.