Geographically aligned in Hobart Infrastructure Full benefits limited to Hobart site Ability to cater for surge Integrated with existing capacity and future changes community services and Refurbishment of AYDC would in capacity between the two could deliver localised not comprehensively address facilities through-care support in current issues The standard of facilities Hobart Young people sentenced to at both sites would be Increased skilled AYDC would still struggle to quite different in the short workforce supply available maintain links to family, term in Hobart community and services Enhanced business continuity given increased access to two centres and two cohorts of staff to deal with peaks and troughs in numbers at each location Risks Indicative Timeframes26 Dependencies AYDC could be seen as an Construction: two years Ongoing operational inferior facility to a new Refurbishments: one year savings from staff purpose-built facility due to reductions, while Staff changes throughout historical concerns raised maintaining a 1:1 staff ratio 20 years as resident and as a location for north volume changes and north-west residents Investment in a large scale capital project could jeopardise funding for other youth justice initiatives in the short term Inadvertent increased isolation and compromised programming ability and increased staffing levels (for smaller groups) could occur as less young people reside at the centre over time These timeframes are highly dependent on the scope and footprint of an option and should not be used to forecast a 26 timeframe for actual design and construction. This would be considered in detail as part of the development of a Functional Brief and costing for the preferred option.
Geographically aligned in Hobart Integrated with existing community services and could deliver localised through-care support in Hobart Increased skilled workforce supply available in Hobart Enhanced business continuity given increased access to two centres and two cohorts of staff to deal with peaks and troughs in numbers at each location Infrastructure Ability to cater for surge capacity and future changes in capacity between the two facilities The standard of facilities at both sites would be quite different in the short term Full benefits limited to Hobart site Refurbishment of AYDC would not comprehensively address current issues Young people sentenced to AYDC would still struggle to maintain links to family, community and services Risks AYDC could be seen as an inferior facility to a new purpose-built facility due to historical concerns raised and as a location for north and north-west residents Investment in a large scale capital project could jeopardise funding for other youth justice initiatives in the short term Inadvertent increased isolation and compromised programming ability and increased staffing levels (for smaller groups) could occur as less young people reside at the centre over time Indicative Timeframes26 Construction: two years Refurbishments: one year Staff changes throughout 20 years as resident volume changes Dependencies Ongoing operational savings from staff reductions, while maintaining a 1:1 staff ratio 26 These timeframes are highly dependent on the scope and footprint of an option and should not be used to forecast a timeframe for actual design and construction. This would be considered in detail as part of the development of a Functional Brief and costing for the preferred option.
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