❓ Hon Linda Savage asks the Premier about the progress of implementing recommendation four of the 'Putting the Public First' Economic Audit Committee report, specifically regarding policy capacity improvements within the public sector. The Premier deflects the question, referring to another Question on Notice.
AnsweredQoN 3915Legislative Council
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I refer to the ‘Putting the Public First’ Economic Audit Committee report of October 2009, and in particular to recommendation four which was to, -
‘Improve policy formulation in the public sector by -
(a) flexibly deploying policy capacity across the sector to areas of greatest need;
(b) reviewing the policy capacity of central agencies and major departments;
(c) widening the experience of staff in central agencies and service delivery agencies through greater mobility;
(d) using taskforces, including expertise from the community and private sectors;
(e) encouraging policy advisors from other public sector jurisdictions, the private sector, academia and community organisations to work in the Western Australian public sector; and
(f) increasing the depth of policy advice available to Ministers by rotation of more experienced policy staff through their offices’,
and I ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation four have been achieved -
(a) criteria for the review of policy capacity agreed by Executive Coordinating Committee (ECC) (January 2010);
(b) draft strategy to engage with external policy thinkers in community organisations, business and academia (to ECC by July 2010); and
(c) commence program to increase the policy capacity in Ministerial offices (July 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation four have not been achieved, why not?
‘Improve policy formulation in the public sector by -
(a) flexibly deploying policy capacity across the sector to areas of greatest need;
(b) reviewing the policy capacity of central agencies and major departments;
(c) widening the experience of staff in central agencies and service delivery agencies through greater mobility;
(d) using taskforces, including expertise from the community and private sectors;
(e) encouraging policy advisors from other public sector jurisdictions, the private sector, academia and community organisations to work in the Western Australian public sector; and
(f) increasing the depth of policy advice available to Ministers by rotation of more experienced policy staff through their offices’,
and I ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation four have been achieved -
(a) criteria for the review of policy capacity agreed by Executive Coordinating Committee (ECC) (January 2010);
(b) draft strategy to engage with external policy thinkers in community organisations, business and academia (to ECC by July 2010); and
(c) commence program to increase the policy capacity in Ministerial offices (July 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation four have not been achieved, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 June 2011
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
42 days
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 3912.
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