❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on budget allocations and staffing levels for drug and alcohol services in the South West region. The response provides specific figures and explanations regarding FTE numbers and service delivery models.
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2 at page 544 "Services and Key Efficiency Indicators", line item "Drug and Alcohol Services", and ask: (a) how much of the 2012-13 budget allocation was spent in the South West; (b) how much of the 2013-14 budget allocation is expected to be spent in the South West; (c) if the information requested in (a) and (b) cannot be provided, why not and when will it be known; (d) of the 199 full time equivalent (FTE) positions, how many of these are located in the South West and where; (e) why has the number of FTEs in this area reduced from 207 in 2012-13, to 199 in 2013-14; and (f) with respect to (e), what services are being cut due to the reduction in FTE numbers?
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Answered
5 December 2013
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
(a) $2,209,818.
(b) $2,610,741 (includes a one off grant of $220,000 towards the fit out of new premises in Albany).
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil. The Drug and Alcohol Office does not directly deliver services in the South West or have staff placed there. It delivers services in the South West by purchasing services from not for profit service providers.
(e) The figure of 207 full time equivalents (FTE) was a budget figure only. The estimated actual figure for 2012-13 was 199 FTE, the same number as the budget target for 2013-14. The figure of 199 FTE represents an increase in FTE numbers from the 2011-12 actual of 195 FTE.
(f) No services are being cut due to a reduction in FTE numbers.
(b) $2,610,741 (includes a one off grant of $220,000 towards the fit out of new premises in Albany).
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil. The Drug and Alcohol Office does not directly deliver services in the South West or have staff placed there. It delivers services in the South West by purchasing services from not for profit service providers.
(e) The figure of 207 full time equivalents (FTE) was a budget figure only. The estimated actual figure for 2012-13 was 199 FTE, the same number as the budget target for 2013-14. The figure of 199 FTE represents an increase in FTE numbers from the 2011-12 actual of 195 FTE.
(f) No services are being cut due to a reduction in FTE numbers.
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