This is the final report from the inquiry looking into the impact on service quality, efficiency and sustainability of recent Commonwealth community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services.
Additional recommendations have been added since the interim report was released in May with this one being most welcome to the disability advocacy sector:
Recommendation 7
2.130 The committee recommends that advocacy support be considered a vital component of community services in future funding arrangements and is given appropriate weighting in funding assessments.
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- Topics:
- Funding and Data
- Author:
- Senate Community Affairs References Committee
- Source:
- Government of Australia
- Date published:
- Wed 16th Sep, 2015