❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding an individualised funding pilot program with Ben's Administration Company. The response clarifies that a pilot program never commenced due to disagreements on governance requirements, and addresses related questions about evaluation, support, and public criticism.
AnsweredQoN 4557Legislative Council
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I refer to the individualised funding pilot program run in conjunction with Ben’s Administration Company, and I ask -
(1) What evaluation criteria were put in place before the pilot was commenced?
(2) Were criteria or targets for success determined in advance?
(3) If yes to (2), what were these targets and how were they to be measured?
(4) Will an evaluation report be written?
(5) If yes to (4), has the report been completed?
(6) If yes to (5), please table a copy of the report.
(7) If no to (5), when will the report be completed?
(8) How will the findings of the evaluation be used to inform future work in this area?
(9) What support was offered to Ben’s Administration Company to understand and comply with Disability Services Commission’s (DSC) requirements of -
(a) governance;
(b) accountability; and
(c) a funding plan as distinct from a budget?
(10) Has the Commission developed templates or other supporting documents to assist potential future trial participants to comply with DSC requirements referred to in (9)?
(11) If yes to (10), please table the documents.
(12) If no to (10), why not?
(13) What was the public criticism Ben’s Administration Company is deemed to have made of the DSC and when and where did it occur?
(1) What evaluation criteria were put in place before the pilot was commenced?
(2) Were criteria or targets for success determined in advance?
(3) If yes to (2), what were these targets and how were they to be measured?
(4) Will an evaluation report be written?
(5) If yes to (4), has the report been completed?
(6) If yes to (5), please table a copy of the report.
(7) If no to (5), when will the report be completed?
(8) How will the findings of the evaluation be used to inform future work in this area?
(9) What support was offered to Ben’s Administration Company to understand and comply with Disability Services Commission’s (DSC) requirements of -
(a) governance;
(b) accountability; and
(c) a funding plan as distinct from a budget?
(10) Has the Commission developed templates or other supporting documents to assist potential future trial participants to comply with DSC requirements referred to in (9)?
(11) If yes to (10), please table the documents.
(12) If no to (10), why not?
(13) What was the public criticism Ben’s Administration Company is deemed to have made of the DSC and when and where did it occur?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Disability Services
Response time
49 days
(1) No individualised funding pilot program commenced.
Interim support arrangements commenced on 1 July 2010, at which time Ben's Administration Company began managing funding and supports for Ben through a monthly acquittal process. The interim arrangements began while negotiations continued with Ben's Administration Company to establish a personalised service contract for a two year pilot project. The necessary safeguards and governance requirements set out by the Commission were not acceptable to Mr and Mrs Dainton and they withdrew from negotiations with the Disability Services Commission prior to agreement being reached.
(2-8) Not applicable.
(9a-c) Numerous contacts between Mr and Mrs Dainton and the Commission occurred during negotiations to discuss what needed to be completed in terms of governance, accountability, budget acquittal and the development of a funding plan.
(10) No templates are available at present. The Disability Services Commission, however, has provided funding to a disability peak body to undertake work with the disability sector to develop self-directed supports and service strategies. The funding is aimed at assisting the disability sector to proactively and innovatively move toward giving people with disability more say in how their support arrangements are delivered.
The self-directed supports and services approach is also a major focus of the Commission's newly established Community and Sector Development Directorate.
As this new initiative develops, individuals with disability, families and carers will be kept fully informed and documents released as the work progresses.
(11) Not applicable.
(12) See answer to question 10.
(13) Mr Dainton was present at the Partnership Forum hosted by WACOSS on 6 October 2010. This forum was attended by a range of people including individuals with disability, families and carers, disability sector service providers and providers from other human service areas and representatives from public sector agencies.
Mr Dainton addressed comments to the Partnership Forum's Chair which were very critical of the bureaucrats who in his view had "buggered' up the BACconcept and who were unsupportive and obstructive at every turn.
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Interim support arrangements commenced on 1 July 2010, at which time Ben's Administration Company began managing funding and supports for Ben through a monthly acquittal process. The interim arrangements began while negotiations continued with Ben's Administration Company to establish a personalised service contract for a two year pilot project. The necessary safeguards and governance requirements set out by the Commission were not acceptable to Mr and Mrs Dainton and they withdrew from negotiations with the Disability Services Commission prior to agreement being reached.
(2-8) Not applicable.
(9a-c) Numerous contacts between Mr and Mrs Dainton and the Commission occurred during negotiations to discuss what needed to be completed in terms of governance, accountability, budget acquittal and the development of a funding plan.
(10) No templates are available at present. The Disability Services Commission, however, has provided funding to a disability peak body to undertake work with the disability sector to develop self-directed supports and service strategies. The funding is aimed at assisting the disability sector to proactively and innovatively move toward giving people with disability more say in how their support arrangements are delivered.
The self-directed supports and services approach is also a major focus of the Commission's newly established Community and Sector Development Directorate.
As this new initiative develops, individuals with disability, families and carers will be kept fully informed and documents released as the work progresses.
(11) Not applicable.
(12) See answer to question 10.
(13) Mr Dainton was present at the Partnership Forum hosted by WACOSS on 6 October 2010. This forum was attended by a range of people including individuals with disability, families and carers, disability sector service providers and providers from other human service areas and representatives from public sector agencies.
Mr Dainton addressed comments to the Partnership Forum's Chair which were very critical of the bureaucrats who in his view had "buggered' up the BACconcept and who were unsupportive and obstructive at every turn.
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