Report on government services 2012 volume 1: Early childhood, education and training; justice; emergency management

This annual report of government service delivery is in 2 parts. Volume one of the report focuses on early childhood, education and training as well as justice and emergency management sectors. Heads of government (now the Council of Australian Governments or COAG) established the Review of Government Service Provision (the Review) to provide information on the equity, efficiency and effectiveness of government services in Australia, through the publication of the annual Report on Government Services (RoGS). A Steering Committee, comprising senior representatives from the central agencies of each of the Australian, State and Territory governments, and chaired by the Chairman of the Productivity Commission, manages the Review with the assistance of a Secretariat provided by the Productivity Commission