❓ Mr. Love questions the Minister on the structure, function, and resources of District Leadership Groups (DLGs). The Minister provides information on DLG activity, membership, and departmental support, while highlighting the self-managed nature of these groups and lack of dedicated budget.
AnsweredQoN 578Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 October 2022
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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I refer to District Leadership Groups (DLGs) and ask: (a) Please table a list of DLGs, including whether they are currently active or not; (b) For each DLG: (i) What is the budget associated to each DLG; (ii) Who is the current chair, their occupation and employer; (iii) Who is the current secretariat, their occupation and employer; (iv) Who are the other members of each DLG; (v) Whether there are any vacancies on each DLG; and (vi) When did each DLG last meet; (c) Who in the Department of Communities is ultimately responsible for coordinating DLGs; (d) How do DLGs report on expenditure; (e) Has an online portal been created for DLGs? If yes, what is the link and how many unique site visits has the online portal had in the last week; and (f) Has the Minister considered splitting the Midwest Gascoyne DLG into two, to allow a more granular approach in the Midwest and Gascoyne regions?
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Answered
23 November 2022
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
9 days
I thank the Honourable Member for some notice of this question.
a) District Leadership Groups in the following regions are active:
District Leadership Groups in the following regions are inactive:
b) I table paper no XX which includes a summary sheet for all active District Leadership Groups.
(iv) Communities has provided a list of the organisations represented in the membership of each District Leadership Group. This is to respect the privacy of the members. (v) District Leadership Groups are not mandated to have a required number of members, therefore it is not possible to provide a number of vacancies. The membership of a District Leadership Group is determined at the discretion of the members.
c) The District Leadership Groups ultimately self-manage, however, the Department of Communities has a District Leadership Group project team that is responsible for providing a program of assistance to each region, which may include governance, decision-making, leadership development, and outcomes and priority-setting.
d) There is currently no mechanism for District Leadership Groups to report on expenditure, as there is no current budget allocation.
e) Yes, however, the link to the online portal is only accessible to District Leadership Group members. From 19 October 2022 to 26 October 2022, there were no site visits.
f) District Leadership Groups self-manage, and as such do not require Ministerial approval to alter their structure.
a) District Leadership Groups in the following regions are active:
District Leadership Groups in the following regions are inactive:
b) I table paper no XX which includes a summary sheet for all active District Leadership Groups.
(iv) Communities has provided a list of the organisations represented in the membership of each District Leadership Group. This is to respect the privacy of the members. (v) District Leadership Groups are not mandated to have a required number of members, therefore it is not possible to provide a number of vacancies. The membership of a District Leadership Group is determined at the discretion of the members.
c) The District Leadership Groups ultimately self-manage, however, the Department of Communities has a District Leadership Group project team that is responsible for providing a program of assistance to each region, which may include governance, decision-making, leadership development, and outcomes and priority-setting.
d) There is currently no mechanism for District Leadership Groups to report on expenditure, as there is no current budget allocation.
e) Yes, however, the link to the online portal is only accessible to District Leadership Group members. From 19 October 2022 to 26 October 2022, there were no site visits.
f) District Leadership Groups self-manage, and as such do not require Ministerial approval to alter their structure.
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