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CPAA Round Table Lunch. Des Pearson Executive in residence August 2013. Performance reporting. How are we going? Financial Performance Options for future. Considerations. Context Democracy, adversarial governance! Rationing limited resources Challenges Adopting market models
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CPAA Round Table Lunch Des Pearson Executive in residence August 2013
Performance reporting • How are we going? • Financial • Performance • Options for future
Considerations • Context • Democracy, adversarial governance! • Rationing limited resources • Challenges • Adopting market models • Co-ordination • Achievements • Considerable
Growing Victoria Together Thriving economy Quality health and education Healthy environment Caring communities Vibrant democracy Goals for a stronger, fairer, safer Victoria A growing economy Services that work Secure water and a healthy environment Strong families and vibrant communities Government you can trust Aligning with government priorities
Financial reporting • How much • Now well developed • Whole of Government and Entity level • Budgetary process and Estimated Financial Statements • Sector based reporting by AGs
Performance Reporting • How well • Performance Audits • WA, ACT and NZ attest opinions • Victoria • Rolling annual plan • Related to stated objectives of government • Still ‘ad hoc’, far from universal?
The gap • ? Management accounting • Governance v Statutory Reporting • Total/overall performance • Sum of the parts?
Recurring themes • 1 Planning and delivery of services and infrastructure • 2 Quality information for decision-making • 3 Real governance and effective oversight • 4 Measuring and communicating performance • 5 Procurement and contract management • 6 Managing information transparently and securely
Options for future • More comprehensive performance reporting? • Challenges of public sector timelines, often generational! • Interesting options • Eg sustainability reporting, integrated reporting, etc • Build on PC’s Report of Government Services • More likely a mix?