A Ministerial Statement of Expectation (SOE) is a formal public statement made by the responsible minister(s) to each regulator providing clear guidance on the government’s strategic priorities as they relate to the regulator.
In September 2022, the Department of Treasury and Finance developed a new Statement of Expectations Framework for Regulators. The purpose of the revised Framework is to facilitate a dialogue between Ministers, departments and regulators to identify government’s priorities and emerging risks and to establish a process for addressing these priorities through regulators’ existing business planning processes.
Under the new framework, regulators are not required to provide a response to the Minister’s letter, but their business plans must clearly demonstrate how they will meet their Minister’s expectations and include milestones to determine when the Minister’s letter needs to be updated or renewed.
The Minister’s letter and progress reports are to be made publicly available (through the SSR’s annual report).
The Social Services Regulator received its inaugural SOE on 22 October 2024.
October 2024 SOE
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