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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 3 Hansard (28 March) . . Page.. 867 ..

MS McRAE - asked the Minister for Housing and Family Services on notice on 21 February 1996

(1) Why are the number of policy positions in Family Services being reduced from 9 to 4.

(2) What will the impact of these proposed changes be on (a) the management of children's services and (b) the services coordinated and offered by Family Services.

MR STEFANIAK - The answer to Ms McRae's question is:

(1) The new Children's, Youth and Family Services Bureau has been considering the most effective way to coordinate its services and to use its resources to support service delivery as part of a departmental wide process to promote integration of services to children, youth and families. A number of changes have been proposed as part of this process. Consultation with staff and unions is still under way. In the proposal, policy functions will be performed by the new Bureau-wide service planning and development unit which will continue to provide the same level of service to Family Services.

(2) The impact of these proposed changes will be:

(a) An Executive Director will manage all of the Children's, Youth and Family Services and a Director, Family Services will maintain responsibility for child protection and juvenile justice.

(b) Family Services will continue to be supported by the Children's, Youth and Family Services Bureau.

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