Child Protection Department

926 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (2 July 2019). Can the Minister for Child Protection advise:

(a) What consultancies have been engaged by the Department for Child Protection since 18 March 2018?

(b) What is the purpose of each consultancy engaged by the Department for Child Protection since 18 March 2018?

(c) What is the cost of each consultancy engaged by the Department for Child Protection since 18 March 2018?

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection): I have been advised:

The Department for Child Protection has not yet finalised its financial reporting for 2018-19, therefore this data is not currently available. Reporting on consultancies is made publicly available each year as part of the department's Annual Report.

In 2017-18, for consultancies above $10,000 , information can be found here: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/0ec74e12-fdd5-46d5-9341-70f3af068262

This information can also be found in the Annual Report of the Department for Child Protection: https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/department/about-us/annual-reports/2017-18-annual-report/2017-18-annual-report-section

It shows the total cost was $153,000 in 2017-18 which was a $403,105 reduction on 2016-17 figures.