Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Data development
      • Recommendations of this chapter
      • 2.1 What is information?
        • 2.1.1 Data development for primary and secondary purposes
        • 2.1.2 Uses of information
      • 2.2 Data development principles
      • 2.3 Characteristics of good data development
        • 2.3.1 Be clear about the purpose of the data collection
        • 2.3.2 Data included must be required to meet the objectives of the data collection
        • 2.3.3 Stakeholders
        • 2.3.4 Create once, use often
        • 2.3.5 Data development should minimise collector/recording burden
        • 2.3.6 Data development should be mindful of privacy concerns
        • 2.3.7 Creating data standards is part of data development
        • 2.3.8 National and international standards should be used wherever available and applicable
        • 2.3.9 Data development may be incremental
        • 2.3.10 Data development is system independent
        • 2.3.11 Acknowledge the limitations of data
    • 3 Current data reporting
      • 3.1 Overview
      • 3.2 Examination and comparability of data elements in current collections
    • 4 Consultation with service providers
      • 4.1 Site visits
        • Clients and service delivery
        • Administration and agency data
        • Supporting research/one-off surveys
        • 4.1.1 Data provider concerns with current collections
        • 4.1.2 Consultation with other groups
    • 5 Options and recommendations for future data collection
      • Recommendations
      • 5.1 Proposed characteristics of FMP national data collections
        • Key findings:
        • 5.1.1 Emergency Relief
          • Summary of proposed changes
        • 5.1.2 Money Management
          • Summary of proposed changes
        • 5.1.3 Commonwealth Financial Counselling
          • Summary of proposed changes
        • 5.1.4 Improved collection vehicle
      • 5.2 Governance arrangements
        • 5.2.1 Information agreement
          • 5.2.2 Specific objectives
        • 5.2.3 Core activities
        • 5.2.4 Financial Management Program Working Group terms of reference
        • 5.2.5 Draft terms of reference
        • 5.2.6 Responsibilities of Working Group members
        • 5.2.7 Working Group assessment operations
        • 5.2.8 Draft Working Group membership
          • Funders
          • Large service providers
          • Smaller service providers
          • Peak bodies
      • 5.3 Publishing data
    • 6 Data dictionary
      • Recommendations
      • 6.1 METeOR
        • 6.1.1 Overview of METeOR
        • 6.1.2 Metadata standards
          • Consistency of content and definition
          • Avoid duplication and diversity of solutions
          • Reduction in cost of data development
      • 6.2 Recommended Financial Management Program Data Dictionary
      • Attachment 1 Data collection data items (January to June 2010)
      • Attachment 2 Data collection questionnaire
      • Attachment 3 Items collected by providers
      • Attachment 4 List of providers consulted
      • Attachment 5 Alignment of data items