2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review Press notice 03: Public Service Agreements
9 October 2007
Public Service Agreements
The Government today announces a reformed performance management framework which places increased emphasis on a new relationship with public sector professionals and includes a smaller, streamlined set of 30 new PSAs articulating the Government’s highest priority outcomes for the CSR07 period.
Each PSA is underpinned by a single Delivery Agreement shared across all contributing departments and developed in consultation with delivery partners and frontline workers.
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"25) A new PSA to reduce the harm caused by Alcohol and Drugs which will drive further improvement in the level of effective treatment for drug users, for the first time extending this to focus on alcohol misuse, thereby reducing the harm to communities as a result of associated crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour."
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