Page 2869 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 29 June 2011
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(g) the potential for social enterprises to also form an important part of the clean economy strategy;
(2) develops a policy for social procurement and ensure that wherever possible social enterprises are preferred and report back to the Assembly by December 2011; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) identify goods and services for which social procurement should be prioritised during the procurement process, such as but not limited to catering, recycling, maintenance and landscaping;
(b) establish at least three demonstration projects to trial the implementation of procurement processes and outcomes for prioritised social procurement tenders or contracts in the 2011-2012 financial year;
(c) ensure that Procurement Solutions work with all other directorates and agencies to identify social procurement opportunities and the subsequent demonstration projects set out in paragraph (3)(b);
(d) ensure Procurement Solutions has comprehensive processes in place so that all contracts and tenders are considered for social procurement potential;
(e) create stronger requirements for government agencies to follow social procurement guidelines, including having to report on social procurement considerations for each contract; and
(f) report back to the Assembly by June 2012.
The motion I am introducing today addresses a very important topic that is often overlooked or neglected. It is about the employment and social engagement opportunities that are given to members of our society who have limited opportunities due to disability, illness and other disadvantages.
Mr Hargreaves interjecting—
MS HUNTER: I would love to hear what Mr Hargreaves has to say, but I would really like to get on with my motion.
Specifically, this motion acknowledges the important role that government can play in assisting disadvantaged Canberrans in employment through social procurement. Social procurement means using procurement and purchasing to help achieve positive social outcomes in the community. In addition to assisting disadvantaged communities in Canberra, social procurement has a range of other beneficial impacts such as building partnerships in the community and helping to strengthen local employment and the local economy. This motion asks that the government take further action in the area of social procurement to ensure that we are achieving genuine outcomes.
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