White Paper on Corrections in South Africa: Review 4.1.4 In February 2013 the Committee, DCS and stakeholders agreed that the 2005 White Paper on Corrections in South Africa should be reviewed to assess its effectiveness in the approximately 10 years since its introduction, to determine whether it was still relevant and whether implementation was financially viable. The review was to take into consideration too whether the policy provided for the impact of sentencing reforms that took place after 2005.