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(5) What specific tasks must each of these community health organisations provide to detainees post-release, and how much funding is attached to each of these organisations for these purposes.
(6) Are all of these funding agreements available on the ACT Government Contracts Register, and if not, why.
Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There have been no variations made to ACT Health funding agreements with non-government organisations (NGOs) for the provision of drug treatment and support services to require them to provide services to those detained at the Alexander Maconochie Centre. Three funding agreements: that is, those with DIRECTIONS ACT, Toora Women Inc and Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation which all commenced in late 2007 stipulate:
In collaboration with the Corrections Health Service – ACT Health contribute to the planning, delivery and ongoing enhancement of alcohol and drug programs in accordance with the ‘Adult Corrections Health Services Plan 2007 – 2010’. This work will involve the development of a model of care (throughcare) in which detainees are able to access the same community based programs before, during and after they are released from custody. AND
Development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the drug and alcohol programs in collaboration with Corrections Health ACT.
None of these organisations received additional funding for the delivery of services to those detained in the Alexander Maconochie Centre.
(2) The relevant NGO Service Funding Agreements (contracts) were signed on the following dates:
a) 17 October 2007 - Directions ACT
b) 01 November 2007 - Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation
c) 06 December 2007 - Toora Women
(3) By implication the services these organisations are to provide to those detained in the Alexander Maconochie Centre are the same services those organisations provide to those in the community. That is, primarily information and education and some counselling services.
(4) None of the NGOs, via their Service Funding Agreements, had the requirement that other services they provide be reduced, in recognition of the services to be provided to those detained in the Alexander Maconochie Centre. However the funding agreements do not stipulate the amount or quantum of different types of services to be provided by them but rather they stipulate the types of services to be provided and in some cases to whom. (e.g those detained in the Alexander Maconochie Centre)
(5) The specific tasks or services these NGOs provide to detainees post release are the same services those organisations provide to those in the general community. That is, primarily information and education and some counselling services. None of these organisations received additional funding for the delivery of services to detainees post release.
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