The administration and purchasing of Disability Employment Services in Australia

25 November 2011

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MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 16KB)

ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 34KB)

RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 13KB)

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction	(PDF 25KB)
Terms of reference Conduct of the inquiry Structure of this report Note on references Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 2 - Disability Employment Services	(PDF 36KB)
Program Overview A timeline of changes Star-ratings and quality control Performance of Disability Employment Services Tendering of Disability Employment Services – Employment Support Services

CHAPTER 3 - Key Issues	(PDF 89KB)
Competitive tendering for Disability Employment Services Timing of the tender process Length of contracts Cost to providers Decision to extend contracts only to 4- and 5-Star providers Impact of the proposed purchasing process on clients Impact of the proposed purchasing process on employees Conclusion

CHAPTER 4 - The Performance Framework	(PDF 54KB)
Performance Framework Assessing quality Manipulation of the performance framework

GOVERNMENT SENATORS' MINORITY REPORT	(PDF 22KB)
Introduction Timing of the Tender Process Length of contracts Cost to providers Decision to extend contracts only to 4- and 5-Star providers Impact of the proposed purchasing process on clients Impact of the proposed purchasing on employees The performance framework Manipulation of the Performance Framework Conclusion

APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and Additional Information received by the Committee	(PDF 11KB)

APPENDIX 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee	(PDF 7KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3521

Fax: +61 2 6277 5706

Email: eewr.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3521
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5706
Email:	eewr.sen@aph.gov.au