Portfolio Budget Statements - CRIMTRAC AGENCY
CrimTrac Agency
CrimTrac Agency
Section 1: Entity overview and resources
1.1 Strategic direction statement
CrimTrac, in partnership with all Australian police agencies, continues to work collaboratively to provide essential information services to police and law enforcement agencies for a safer community and safer Australia.
CrimTrac’s information-sharing services ensure that vital information is shared across the nine police jurisdictions, providing a national view of policing and law enforcement information. CrimTrac’s information-sharing capabilities are specifically designed to equip police with the information they need to make decisions, assist in crime prevention and investigation, and improve the safety of the policing community. Through uniting common information services and developing innovative capabilities and enhancements to national police data holdings, CrimTrac is directly contributing to the effectiveness and efficiency of policing and law enforcement in Australia.
CrimTrac is committed to preserving the integrity of its information holdings and complies with all relevant laws and policies to prevent misuse of personal information.
CrimTrac will continue to enhance Australian policing through the provision of
high-quality information services that meet the needs of the Australian policing community.
CrimTrac will continue to deliver information-sharing capabilities in line with the long-term strategic vision of the agency, which is developed through close consultation with all jurisdictions.
In 2015–16, CrimTrac will:
• enhance the national information and communications technology (ICT) environment for policing and law enforcement in alignment with national security standards
• continue to operate, maintain and enhance existing systems and services, including the following national systems and services:
– automated fingerprint identification system
– criminal investigation DNA database
– child protection services
– police reference systems
– police checking service
– national firearms services
– national ballistics identification
– missing person and victim system
– cybercrime online reporting network
• implement new information-sharing capabilities for policing and law enforcement, including a national DNA investigative capability
• continue to work collaboratively with relevant Commonwealth, state and territory agencies to improve the collection and sharing of information nationally
• implement a National Domestic Violence Order Information Sharing System prototype
• continue to build strong relationships with our partners to progress the capability of law enforcement in Australia
• provide support to facilitate the international exchange of information
• implement national information exchange standards and enhance interoperability of policing information
• evaluate emerging national and international information-sharing opportunities for their suitability to enhance:
– child protection capabilities
– biometrics capabilities
– portability of policing information
– exchange of criminal history and policing information with international partners.
CrimTrac’s strategy recognises:
• that CrimTrac is responsible for providing national information-sharing solutions for our partners
• the importance of ensuring appropriate workforce skills, experience and knowledge to deliver information-sharing solutions for our partners
• the need to achieve outcomes for Australian policing and law enforcement through co-planning, co-investing and co-delivering with our partners
• that innovation is essential to CrimTrac’s continued success. Through investing in and leveraging innovation, CrimTrac can contribute to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the work of policing and law enforcement nationally.
1.2 Entity resource statement
Table 1.1 shows the total resources from all sources.
Table 1.1: Entity resource statement—Budget estimates for 2015–16 as at Budget May 2015
Actualavailable appropriation 2014–15
$’000 / Estimate of prior year amounts available in 2015–16 $’000 / Proposed at Budget 2015–16 $’000 / Total estimate 2015–16 $’000
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Opening balance(a) / 116,391 / 111,730 / – / 111,730
Non-appropriation receipts to special accounts / – / – / 79,497 / 79,497
Total special accounts / 116,391 / 111,730 / 79,497 / 191,227
Total net resourcing for entity / 116,391 / 111,730 / 79,497 / 191,227
(a) Estimated opening balance for special accounts. For further information on special accounts, see Table3.1.2.
1.3 Budget measures
Budget measures announced since the 2014–15 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) relating to CrimTrac are detailed in Budget Paper No.2 and are summarised in Part1 of Table1.2.
Table 1.2: Entity 2015–16 Budget measures
Part 1: Measures announced since the 2014–15 MYEFO
Programme / 2014–15 $’000 / 2015–16 $’000 / 2016–17 $’000 / 2017–18 $’000 / 2018–19 $’000Expense measures
Biometrics Identification Services / 1.1
Departmental expenses / – / 749 / – / – / –
Safeguarding Law Enforcement Integrity—continuation / 1.1
Departmental expenses / – / (75) / (75) / (75) / (75)
Total / – / 674 / (75) / (75) / (75)
Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis.
Part 2: MYEFO measures and other measures not previously reported in a portfolio statement
CrimTrac has no MYEFO measures or other measures not previously reported in a portfolio statement.
Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance
2.1 Outcomes and performance information
Government outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by the government on the Australian community. Commonwealth programmes are the primary vehicle by which government entities achieve the intended results of their outcome statements. Entities are required to identify the programmes that contribute to government outcomes over the budget and forward years.
CrimTrac’s outcome is described below together with its related programme, specifying the performance indicators and targets used to assess and monitor the performance of CrimTrac in achieving government outcomes.
Outcome 1: Access to information that supports law enforcement agencies through collaborative national information systems and servicesOutcome 1 strategy
CrimTrac will take a leadership role in generating national approaches to information solutions for policing, law enforcement and national security. Towards achievement of the outcome, CrimTrac will:
• enhance the national ICT environment for policing and law enforcement in alignment with national security standards
• continue to operate, maintain and enhance existing systems and services, including the following national systems and services:
– automated fingerprint identification system
– criminal investigation DNA database
– child protection services
– police reference systems
– police checking service
– national firearms services
– national ballistics identification
– missing person and victim system
– cybercrime online reporting network
• implement new information-sharing capabilities for policing and law enforcement, including a national DNA investigative capability
• continue to work collaboratively with relevant Commonwealth, state and territory agencies to improve the collection and sharing of information nationally
• implement a National Domestic Violence Order Information Sharing System prototype.
In addition to the above, CrimTrac will:
• establish consensus on new services CrimTrac will deliver, evaluate existing systems for improvement, and set the priority of work
• realise national benefits through the establishment of joint working groups to manage investment into CrimTrac projects, and guide the scoping and standards of initiatives
• identify, assess and prioritise capability development opportunities that support CrimTrac’s partners and the national strategic intent
• support the international exchange of policing and law enforcement information.
CrimTrac recognises the importance of its partnerships and the necessity to uphold a collaborative approach in delivering its services. CrimTrac acknowledges the contribution of its partners in:
• providing accurate, consistent and complete policing information as supported by the inter-governmental agreement and the memorandum of understanding
• providing commitment to the national strategic intent for information sharing.
Outcome 1 expense statement
Table 2.1 provides an overview of the total expenses for Outcome 1, by programme.
Table 2.1: Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1
Outcome 1: Access to information that supports law enforcement agencies through collaborative national information systems and services / 2014–15 Estimated actual expenses $’000 / 2015–16 Estimated expenses $’000Programme 1.1: National law enforcement information systems and services
Departmental expenses
Special accounts / 76,531 / 73,121
Total expenses for Outcome 1 / 76,531 / 73,121
2014–15 / 2015–16
Average staffing level (number) / 229 / 229
Contributions to Outcome 1
Programme 1.1: National law enforcement information systems and servicesProgramme 1.1 objective
CrimTrac’s broad objective is to enhance Australian policing through the provision of high-quality information services that meet the needs of the Australian policing community.
Programme 1.1 expenses
2014–15 Estimated actual $’000 / 2015–16 Budget $’000 / 2016–17 Forward estimate $’000 / 2017–18 Forward estimate $’000 / 2018–19 Forward estimate $’000
Special account expenses
National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account / 76,531 / 73,121 / 73,699 / 74,913 / 74,887
Total programme expenses / 76,531 / 73,121 / 73,699 / 74,913 / 74,887
Programme 1.1 deliverables
To achieve the programme objective, CrimTrac will:
• operate, maintain and enhance existing national critical policing information infrastructure, systems and services, including the following national systems and services:
– automated fingerprint identification system
– criminal investigation DNA database
– child protection services
– police reference systems
– police checking service
– national firearms services
– national ballistics identification
– missing person and victim system
– cybercrime online reporting network.
In addition to the above, CrimTrac will:
• implement new information-sharing capabilities for policing and law enforcement, including a national DNA investigative capability
• implement a National Domestic Violence Order Information Sharing System prototype
• continue to strengthen internal capacity and capability
• identify, assess and prioritise capability development opportunities that support CrimTrac’s partners and the national strategic intent, including:
– firearms and ballistics information
– cybercrime reporting
– child protection
– biometrics
• support the international exchange of policing and law enforcement information.
Programme 1.1 key performance indicators
CrimTrac’s key performance indicators focus on the provision of high-quality information services that meet the needs of the Australian policing community.
Key performance indicators / 2014–15
Estimated actual / 2015–16
Budget / 2016–17
Forward estimate / 2017–18
Forward estimate / 2018–19
Forward estimate
Availability of fingerprint system (excluding scheduled outages) / 99.0% / 99.4% / 99.4% / 99.4% / 99.5%
Availability of police reference and child offender systems (excluding scheduled outages) / 99.5% / 99.5% / 99.5% / 99.5% / 99.5%
Availability of police checking, vehicles of interest, DNA database, names index and firearms licence systems (excluding scheduled outages) / 99.0% / 99.0% / 99.0% / 99.0% / 99.0%
Percentage of criminal history checks completed within 10 working days / 95.0% / 95.0% / 95.0% / 95.0% / 95.0%
Percentage of urgent criminal history checks completed within five working days / 95.0% / 95.0% / 95.0% / 95.0% / 95.0%
Section 3: Explanatory tables and budgeted financial statements
Section 3 presents explanatory tables and budgeted financial statements that provide a comprehensive snapshot of entity finances for the 2015–16 budget year. It explains how budget plans are incorporated into the financial statements and provides further details of the reconciliation between programme expenses and special accounts.
3.1 Explanatory tables
3.1.1 Movement of administered funds between years
CrimTrac has no administered funds.
3.1.2 Special accounts
Special accounts provide a means to set aside and record amounts used for specified purposes. Special accounts can be created by a Finance Minister’s Determination under section 78 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 or under separate enabling legislation. Table3.1.2 shows the expected additions (receipts) and reductions (payments) for each account used by CrimTrac.
Table 3.1.2: Estimates of special account flows and balances
National Policing Information Systems and Services (D) / 1
2015–16 / 111,730 / 79,497 / 80,712 / 110,515
2014–15 / 116,391 / 80,502 / 85,163 / 111,730
Total special accounts
2015–16 Budget estimate / 111,730 / 79,497 / 80,712 / 110,515
Total special accounts
2014–15 estimated actual / 116,391 / 80,502 / 85,163 / 111,730
(D) = Departmental.
3.1.3 Australian Government Indigenous expenditure
CrimTrac has no Indigenous-specific expenses.
3.2 Budgeted financial statements
3.2.1 Differences in entity resourcing and financial statements
There is no material difference between the entity resourcing and financial statements.
3.2.2 Analysis of budgeted financial statements
CrimTrac’s 2015–16 budget is underpinned by the assumption that its governance and pricing arrangements will remain in their current form, with CrimTrac maintaining the ability to generate and retain revenues for its own purposes. Any change to this arrangement would require the budget estimates to be revised accordingly.
CrimTrac is budgeting for operating losses in 2014–15 and 2015–16 and a break-even position in the forward years.
Comprehensive income statement
Expenses
Total expenses are estimated to decrease by $3.410m from 2014–15 to 2015–16.
Supplier expenses are forecast to decrease in 2015–16 by $3.812m, with small increases in employee expenses and depreciation and amortisation. The decrease in estimated supplier expenses in 2015–16 is due to additional project expenditure approved in2014–15.
Revenue
CrimTrac’s primary source of revenue is generated by the National Police Checking Service, which provides national criminal history checks undertaken for employment purposes. In 2014–15, CrimTrac is budgeting to perform approximately 3.7million checks, and in 2015–16 it is anticipated that check volumes will grow by around 2%. The revenue generated from these checks contributes approximately 97% of total
own-source revenue.
Other gains reflect the estimated value of services provided by the Australian National Audit Office in conducting the annual financial statements audit.
Budgeted departmental balance sheet
Differences in previously published estimates and this budget primarily reflect the estimated operating results in 2014–15 and the forward years.
Trade and other receivables include the cash balance of the National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account, which is held as part of the Official Public Account. The National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account is projected to have a balance of $110.515m at the end of 2015–16. The majority of this reserve represents depreciation funding accumulated to fund the replacement of capital assets. This reflects the nature of CrimTrac’s ICT-dependent business and the fact that until recently CrimTrac has not been required to replace its core systems—and so has not largely offset its accumulated depreciation funding against capital outlays. With all systems now in full production and CrimTrac into its second decade of operation, the agency is in a replacement and reinvestment phase. CrimTrac will rely upon the funds provided for under depreciation to ensure ongoing replacement and maintenance of the existing systems.