❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed data on children under the Department of Child Protection's care in May 2010, including placement types and abuse allegations. The answer provides data for February 2010 instead, citing issues with a new client information system.
AnsweredQoN 2635Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of May 2010, by district?
(2) How many of these were placed in non-Government group facilities, by district?
(3) How many of these were in placements with DCP foster carers by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(4) How many of these were in placements with non-Government organisation foster carers, by district?
(5) With reference to children under the care of the DCP, how many allegations of child abuse were reported in the month of May 2010?
(6) What was the category breakdown of these allegations, -
(a) sexual;
(b) physical;
(c) emotional:
(d) psychological; and
(e) neglect?
(2) How many of these were placed in non-Government group facilities, by district?
(3) How many of these were in placements with DCP foster carers by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(4) How many of these were in placements with non-Government organisation foster carers, by district?
(5) With reference to children under the care of the DCP, how many allegations of child abuse were reported in the month of May 2010?
(6) What was the category breakdown of these allegations, -
(a) sexual;
(b) physical;
(c) emotional:
(d) psychological; and
(e) neglect?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
49 days
A new client information system was deployed on 8 March 2010. Due to issues associated with the transition to the new system, the associated data warehouse is not yet delivered and tested to the point where it can be certified as reliable for extraction of data, in particular for the provision of data to auditing standards. Work is underway to resolve these issues and the data warehouse will be delivered in the near future.
Data for May 2010 is, therefore, not currently available, however we have provided data for February 2010.
(1) As at 28 February 2010 there were 3,276 children in care:
Armadale - 338
Cannington - 259
Fremantle - 228
Joondalup - 233
Midland - 244
Mirrabooka - 301
Perth - 219
Rockingham - 145
Goldfields - 115
Great Southern - 138
Kimberley (East) - 122
Kimberley (West) - 135
Murchison - 119
Peel - 158
Pilbara - 108
South West - 183
Wheatbelt - 210
Accommodation and Care Services - 21
(2) As at 28 February 2010, there were 119 children placed in non-government group facilities:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 4
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 13
Midland - 9
Mirrabooka - 17
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 5
Goldfields - 4
Great Southern - 1
Kimberley (East) - 0
Kimberley (West) - 2
Murchison - 6
Peel - 1
Pilbara - 2
South West - 5
Wheatbelt - 5
(3) As at 28 February 2010, there were
(a) 1,250 children placed with departmental relative foster carers.
(b) 1,015 children placed with departmental non relative foster carers.
(c) Armadale - 95 relative, 127 non relative.
Cannington - 106 relative, 86 non relative.
Fremantle - 88 relative, 70 non relative.
Joondalup - 56 relative, 85 non relative.
Midland - 84 relative, 67 non relative.
Mirrabooka - 93 relative, 107 non relative.
Perth - 70 relative, 76 non relative.
Rockingham - 52 relative, 55 non relative.
Goldfields - 65 relative, 14 non relative.
Great Southern - 73 relative, 42 non relative.
Kimberley (East) - 80 relative, 6 non relative.
Kimberley (West) - 83 relative, 13 non relative.
Murchison - 57 relative, 38 non relative.
Peel - 65 relative, 62 non relative.
Pilbara - 63 relative, 11 non relative.
South West - 48 relative, 89 non relative.
Wheatbelt - 70 relative, 60 non relative.
Accommodation and Care Services - 2 relative, 7 non relative.
(4) As at 28 February 2010, there were 251 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers:
Armadale - 42
Cannington - 31
Fremantle - 27
Joondalup - 18
Midland - 31
Mirrabooka - 33
Perth - 32
Rockingham - 10
Goldfields - 0
Great Southern - 2
Kimberley (East) - 2
Kimberley (West) - 1
Murchison - 1
Peel - 6
Pilbara - 0
South West - 2
Wheatbelt - 13
(5) For the month of February 2010 there were eight allegations of abuse in care. For the month of February 2009 there were six allegations and five for the month of February 2008.
(6)
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 0
(d) 0
(e) 0
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Data for May 2010 is, therefore, not currently available, however we have provided data for February 2010.
(1) As at 28 February 2010 there were 3,276 children in care:
Armadale - 338
Cannington - 259
Fremantle - 228
Joondalup - 233
Midland - 244
Mirrabooka - 301
Perth - 219
Rockingham - 145
Goldfields - 115
Great Southern - 138
Kimberley (East) - 122
Kimberley (West) - 135
Murchison - 119
Peel - 158
Pilbara - 108
South West - 183
Wheatbelt - 210
Accommodation and Care Services - 21
(2) As at 28 February 2010, there were 119 children placed in non-government group facilities:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 4
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 13
Midland - 9
Mirrabooka - 17
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 5
Goldfields - 4
Great Southern - 1
Kimberley (East) - 0
Kimberley (West) - 2
Murchison - 6
Peel - 1
Pilbara - 2
South West - 5
Wheatbelt - 5
(3) As at 28 February 2010, there were
(a) 1,250 children placed with departmental relative foster carers.
(b) 1,015 children placed with departmental non relative foster carers.
(c) Armadale - 95 relative, 127 non relative.
Cannington - 106 relative, 86 non relative.
Fremantle - 88 relative, 70 non relative.
Joondalup - 56 relative, 85 non relative.
Midland - 84 relative, 67 non relative.
Mirrabooka - 93 relative, 107 non relative.
Perth - 70 relative, 76 non relative.
Rockingham - 52 relative, 55 non relative.
Goldfields - 65 relative, 14 non relative.
Great Southern - 73 relative, 42 non relative.
Kimberley (East) - 80 relative, 6 non relative.
Kimberley (West) - 83 relative, 13 non relative.
Murchison - 57 relative, 38 non relative.
Peel - 65 relative, 62 non relative.
Pilbara - 63 relative, 11 non relative.
South West - 48 relative, 89 non relative.
Wheatbelt - 70 relative, 60 non relative.
Accommodation and Care Services - 2 relative, 7 non relative.
(4) As at 28 February 2010, there were 251 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers:
Armadale - 42
Cannington - 31
Fremantle - 27
Joondalup - 18
Midland - 31
Mirrabooka - 33
Perth - 32
Rockingham - 10
Goldfields - 0
Great Southern - 2
Kimberley (East) - 2
Kimberley (West) - 1
Murchison - 1
Peel - 6
Pilbara - 0
South West - 2
Wheatbelt - 13
(5) For the month of February 2010 there were eight allegations of abuse in care. For the month of February 2009 there were six allegations and five for the month of February 2008.
(6)
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 0
(d) 0
(e) 0
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