❓ Hon Stephen Dawson questions the Minister for Child Protection regarding a $4.1 million budget cut to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support, inquiring about savings measures, staffing impacts, program cuts, and vacant positions. The Minister responds with general savings strategies and ongoing reviews.
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DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT —
BUDGET
528. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the Minister
for Child Protection:
I refer to the Barnett government's
$4.1 million cut to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support's
budget for the 2014–15 financial year.
(1) How has the $4.1 million saving been saved?
(2) Have or will any staffing positions be lost as a result
of the savings measures?
(3) If yes to
(2), how many positions will be lost, where are the positions located, and what
is the title of each position?
(4) Which programs or services will be cut as a result of the
$4.1 million cut to the budget?
(5) How many vacant positions currently exist and how many
are currently being advertised?
BUDGET
528. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the Minister
for Child Protection:
I refer to the Barnett government's
$4.1 million cut to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support's
budget for the 2014–15 financial year.
(1) How has the $4.1 million saving been saved?
(2) Have or will any staffing positions be lost as a result
of the savings measures?
(3) If yes to
(2), how many positions will be lost, where are the positions located, and what
is the title of each position?
(4) Which programs or services will be cut as a result of the
$4.1 million cut to the budget?
(5) How many vacant positions currently exist and how many
are currently being advertised?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The
department has identified savings within 2014–15 to achieve the $4.1
million efficiency dividend, which included the delay in non-critical
expenditure such as on property maintenance and information and communication
technology hardware replacement, as well as implementing savings strategies
following a review of general supplies and services expenditure.
The department is currently
undertaking an organisational review and structural project, which will
identify further efficiencies and ongoing savings.
(5) As at 30 April
2015, the department had 88 full-time equivalent vacant positions. Of these, 35
FTE have recruitment processes currently in progress.
(1)–(4) The
department has identified savings within 2014–15 to achieve the $4.1
million efficiency dividend, which included the delay in non-critical
expenditure such as on property maintenance and information and communication
technology hardware replacement, as well as implementing savings strategies
following a review of general supplies and services expenditure.
The department is currently
undertaking an organisational review and structural project, which will
identify further efficiencies and ongoing savings.
(5) As at 30 April
2015, the department had 88 full-time equivalent vacant positions. Of these, 35
FTE have recruitment processes currently in progress.
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