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
- 4.1 Site visits
- 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
- 5.2.1 Information agreement
- 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