❓ A parliamentary question regarding staff reductions in the Consumer Protection area within the WA State Budget 2013-14, questioning the rationale and potential impact on service efficiency.
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STATE
BUDGET 2013–14 — CONSUMER PROTECTION
727. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Commerce:
The Minister for Commerce is not here today, so perhaps the
minister who normally sits next to him might assist me with the answer to this
question.
I refer to the table under ''Services and Key
Efficiency Indicators'' on page 643 of the 2013–14 budget
papers.
(1) Can the
minister please outline why there is a reduction target of six in the number of
full-time equivalent employees in the Consumer Protection area?
(2) Does the
minister agree that this will have a negative impact on the efficiency
indicators for Consumer Protection; and, if not, why not?
(3) Can the
minister please explain why there has been a steady reduction in full-time
staff since 2011–12 for Consumer Protection?
BUDGET 2013–14 — CONSUMER PROTECTION
727. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Commerce:
The Minister for Commerce is not here today, so perhaps the
minister who normally sits next to him might assist me with the answer to this
question.
I refer to the table under ''Services and Key
Efficiency Indicators'' on page 643 of the 2013–14 budget
papers.
(1) Can the
minister please outline why there is a reduction target of six in the number of
full-time equivalent employees in the Consumer Protection area?
(2) Does the
minister agree that this will have a negative impact on the efficiency
indicators for Consumer Protection; and, if not, why not?
(3) Can the
minister please explain why there has been a steady reduction in full-time
staff since 2011–12 for Consumer Protection?
AnswerView source ↗
I answer on behalf of Hon
Michael Mischin. I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) The number
of full-time equivalent employees shown on page 643 of the 2013–14
budget papers relates to both consumer protection staff and corporate services
support staff for Consumer Protection. The reduction recorded between the 2012–13
estimated actual and the 2013–14 budget target is four rather than six.
There will be a reduction of full-time equivalent employees in the Consumer
Protection division necessary to reflect the implementation of the public
sector workforce reform measure.
(2) The
reduction is expected to have minimal impact on service delivery. The
reductions are being implemented in areas that have the least impact on service
delivery, and Consumer Protection has a continuing focus on increasing
efficiency.
(3) The
primary cause for the reduction was the realignment of the budgeted full-time
equivalent employee allocation to actual use, associated with the reduction in
the full-time equivalent ceiling measure applied across government in 2012–13.
Michael Mischin. I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) The number
of full-time equivalent employees shown on page 643 of the 2013–14
budget papers relates to both consumer protection staff and corporate services
support staff for Consumer Protection. The reduction recorded between the 2012–13
estimated actual and the 2013–14 budget target is four rather than six.
There will be a reduction of full-time equivalent employees in the Consumer
Protection division necessary to reflect the implementation of the public
sector workforce reform measure.
(2) The
reduction is expected to have minimal impact on service delivery. The
reductions are being implemented in areas that have the least impact on service
delivery, and Consumer Protection has a continuing focus on increasing
efficiency.
(3) The
primary cause for the reduction was the realignment of the budgeted full-time
equivalent employee allocation to actual use, associated with the reduction in
the full-time equivalent ceiling measure applied across government in 2012–13.
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