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Subject
SCCIAL WELFARE
Purpose
29.Review of Staff To review staff structures in
Structures in voluntary agencies with a view
to determining the extent to voluntary
which the Welfare Class Review providing social of the Social Welfare welfare
agencies
services
Department may be applied.
30.Programme Plan To update the Programme Plan
on Services for prepared in mid-1977 the Elderly
31.Social Work Manpower
32.Report on
of the Social Welfare
To consider widening the scope of intake into the Welfare Class
To review the regionalisation
regionalisation of the Social Welfare Depart-
ment effected since 1979 and to make proposals for changes in the staff structure of the Department.
Department (New Item)
Progress made and present position
Next quarter target
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The Steering Committee has submitted an interim report to the Director of Social Welfare, proposing that the review should be carried out in two stages a direct conversion of all subvented posts from the old welfare ranks to the new ones, and the carrying out of detailed inspections of posts in voluntary agencies. The interim report has been endorsed by the Social Welfare Advisory Committee and the financial implications of implementing Stage I of the review have recently been accepted by Finance Committee.
The Review was completed in December 1980. The Social Services Branch has since then consolidated all comments and suggested amendments received on the revised chapters. Updated copies of the Programme are being printed and bound for eventual distribution to concerned Branches/ Departments.
It is intended that a thorough review of manpower requirements over the next five years should commence early this year with a view to formulating specific proposals to meet the shortfall. The terms of reference and composition (including unofficial members) of the Working Party have already been approved by the Secretary for Social Services.
The Social Services Branch is examining a Report prepared by the Social Welfare Department.
To monitor progress on job inspection.
To monitor the follow- up action to be taken as a result of the recommendations made. in the Review of the Programme Plan.
To prepare for the review of manpower requirements.
To initiate discussions with the Social Welfare Department, Finance Branch and the Administration Bra after examination of the Report.
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