Cutting the red tape: preliminary paper detailing the problem of multiple entry and reporting by service providers

Many community service agencies deliver multiple programs and are funded through a variety of sources including local, state/territory and Australian governments, public fundraising and corporate philanthropy. There is considerable anecdotal evidence that these services, which deliver complex/whole-of-person services, have an increased administrative and reporting burden placed on them, as they are required to collect and report on the same or similar data multiple times. The aim of this research is to describe and validate the issue of this recording and reporting burden for these services and those who use them.