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Join us on 8th March 2018 for a conference on regional service planning in Queensland. Learn about the collaborative planning process involving Legal Assistance Services and the Department of Justice to address legal needs. Discover how data collection and stakeholder involvement drive the creation of regional plans for improved legal services. Find out how plans are utilized to allocate future resources and enhance partnerships in the legal sector.
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Regional Service Planning Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference 8 March 2018
What is regional service planning? • National Partnership Agreement (NPA) requires States and Legal Assistance Services (LAS) to undertake Collaborative Service Planning • Queensland Department of Justice funded Community Legal Centre Queensland to facilitate collaborative service planning in 4 regions • Planning process builds up on the evidence base produced for the CLSP procurement process. Regional Service Planning |2
Who is involved • Legal Assistance Services in 4 regions • The RLAFs are being tested as the vehicle for the planning process – CLCs, LAQ and ATSILS • First regions – Moreton and Ipswich to test the planning framework • Final 2 regions – EOI process • CLCQ – collect and collate data, facilitate planning discussions and produce the final regional plans Presentation Title and Footer Information (change on Master page) |3
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What is the process? • Data collection as one planning input: • quantitative (service-level data, ABS, Law and Justice Foundation NSW) • qualitative (interviews with LAS and community organisations in the region) • The data is used as input for planningdiscussions to determine: • priority groups • priority areas of law • strategies to address legal needs • Potential strategies include: • more resources for more services, • partnership development, • improved referral pathways, • training and development. Presentation Title and Footer Information (change on Master page) |5
What happens to the plan? • Provided to QLAF who provide advice to the Queensland Government about the allocation of future resources to LAS • RLAFs can monitor and operationalise some aspects of the plan through usual RLAF processes • CLCQ can assist with strategies such as partnerships and training and development Presentation Title and Footer Information (change on Master page) |6
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