{"id":55296,"date":"2021-03-01T13:39:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T01:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/?p=55296"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T01:43:59","slug":"social-sector-commissioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/blog\/2021\/03\/01\/social-sector-commissioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Sector Commissioning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Social Sector Commissioning<\/strong>
\nAs part of the government\u2019s goal of improving how it works with social service providers, it is planning wide community consultation on Social Sector commissioning in the first half of this year.<\/p>\n

An official update was released in August 2020 to describe the improvement work underway across government agencies, mahi being jointly led by the Ministry of Social Development and Oranga Tamariki. In line with the government\u2019s commitment to the ongoing development of strong partnerships with the sector, the update proposed six foundation principles:<\/p>\n

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  1. Individuals, families, wh\u0101nau and communities exercise choice<\/li>\n
  2. M\u0101ori-Crown partnerships are at the heart of effective commissioning<\/li>\n
  3. The sector works together locally, regionally and nationally<\/li>\n
  4. The sector is sustainable<\/li>\n
  5. Decisions and actions are taken transparently<\/li>\n
  6. The sector is always learning and improving<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the\u00a0latest Kia Mauri Ora magazine produced by Social Service Providers Aotearoa(SSPA)<\/a>, the lead ministries outlined three areas of focus for 2021:<\/p>\n