5.0 Conclusions

BMCI has reached the following principle conclusions:

The Department needs to be better able to demonstrate that it manages its transfer payment programs in a manner that is open and transparent to the public and with due regard to efficiency, effectiveness and economy;
Steps are also required to complete the Department’s framework of policies, procedures and processes and then to ensure that they are fully and uniformly applied; and
Additional initiatives are necessary to ensure that recipients of contribution funding can demonstrate that best value is being attained for money spent.