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Dear Mr Diamond,

 

Thank you for your correspondence of 5 January 2017 regarding how you can
access Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) policy
evaluation reports produced since 1 January 2014.

 

You can find evaluation reports at [1]www.dss.gov.au by conducting a
search for “evaluation”. There are a range of evaluation reports
available, each located on the relevant policy subject area website page.
Two recent examples are the National Disability Insurance Scheme Initial
and Intermediate Evaluation Reports. These are available at:

[2]https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-and-ca....

 

We appreciate your interest in how the effectiveness of government policy
interventions is evaluated in Australia and New Zealand.

 

Kind regards,

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Government and Executive Services Branch

Corporate Services Group

Department of Social Services
E: [3][Department of Social Services request email]

 

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea
and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to the
elders both past and present.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark R. Diamond
[mailto:[FOI #2914 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 5 January 2017 10:56 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Reports of evaluations of
government policy interventions

 

Dear FOI Contact Officer,

 

I am engaged in a project relating to how the effectiveness of government
policy interventions is evaluated in Australia and New Zealand. I’m
particularly interested in obtaining reports of good quality evaluations
of policy outcomes. I’m only interested in reports produced since 1
January 2014.

 

I would be grateful if you could provide me with access under
administrative arrangements to two or three such reports, if you have
them. Since I am not sure what evaluations your agency has conducted, I
leave it to you to select the reports. If my request is not clear, please
let me know.

 

Yours faithfully,

Mark R. Diamond

 

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