This report outlines how the Department of Education manages its administrative access arrangement to documents held in schools and makes recommendations for improvement.
Administrative access arrangements facilitate easy, fast access to information. This supports open, transparent and accountable government and helps build trust.
Most of the requests schools receive are for information relating to students. Requests for non-student information are rare.
Key findings:
The department had identified some of these issues before the audit. We made six recommendations. The department supports our recommendations and intends to implement them. We will monitor the department’s progress.
Our findings and recommendations may also assist other Queensland government agencies in managing their own administrative access arrangements.