A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the number, budget, and funding requests for websites maintained by the Department for Child Protection and the Department for Communities. The response details website numbers, budgets, and indicates no funding increases were requested.

AnsweredQoN 253Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 November 2008
Portfolio
Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering

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(a) how many websites are maintained for each office or any government department, agency or publicly owned corporation under each of the Minister’s portfolio;
(b) how many new websites are set be created for new portfolio areas and associated new departments, agencies or publicly owned corporations;
(c) as at November 25 2008, what is the global budget allocation for each website; and
(d) what government departments, agencies or publicly owned corporations under the control of the Minister have requested website funding increases in time for the 2008 mid-year review?

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Answered
4 January 2009
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering
Response time
39 days
Department for Child Protection
(a) The Department for Child Protection has 12 registered domain names, but actually maintains only two websites (the rest are for redirecting traffic)
(b) The Department for Child Protection is updating it current main websites, but has no new website planned.
(c) The Department for Child Protection has no dedicated global budget for its websites, but spent $161,473 last financial year (this includes costs incurred by the Department for Communities website, for items such as infrastructure and technical assistance).
(d) The Department for Child Protection has not requested website funding increases.
Department For Communities
(a) The Department for Communities has five websites. There is one for the department as a whole and one for each of the following: Office for Youth, Office of Multicultural Interests, Redress WA and Seniors Card
(b) The Department for Communities will be merging five websites into one.
(c) The Department for Communities is under a Service Level Agreement with the Department for Child Protection for web services. Budget for this is $158 912
(d) The Department for Communities has not requested website funding increases.
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