❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection assessments and children in care as of February 2014, revealing data on assessment numbers, planning delays, and unallocated cases across various districts.
AnsweredQoN 1653Legislative Council
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(1) As at 28 February 2014, what was the number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments for a child recorded during that month, by district? (2) As at 28 February 2014, what was the number of children in care for more than 20 days with no planning recorded, by district? (3) As at 28 February 2014, what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment open for more than 90 days, by district? (4) As at 28 February 2014, what were the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment, by district? (5) As at 28 February 2014, what was the number of "monitored" or "active holding" cases not allocated to workers caseload, by district?
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Answered
22 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
36 days
(1) There were 933 new safety and wellbeing assessments for a child recorded during the month of February 2014, and their distribution by district was:
Armadale - 51
Cannington - 82
Crisis Care - 54
East Kimberley - 22
Fremantle - 28
Goldfields - 66
Great Southern - 60
Joondalup - 52
Midland - 11
Mirrabooka - 60
Murchison - 64
Peel - 67
Perth - 39
Pilbara - 78
Rockingham - 70
South West - 34
West Kimberley - 24
Wheatbelt - 68
Other work units ‑ 3.
(2) The data is not retrospectively available. As at 22 September 2014, there were three children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded, in the following districts:
Cannington - 1
Joondalup - 1
South West - 1.
(3) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 28 February 2014, there were 725 safety and wellbeing assessments open for more than 90 days, in the following districts:
Armadale - 134
Cannington - 69
Crisis Care - 2
East Kimberley - 23
Fremantle - 35
Goldfields - 36
Great Southern - 47
Joondalup - 25
Midland - 116
Mirrabooka - 35
Murchison - 26
Peel - 37
Perth - 31
Pilbara - 59
Rockingham - 9
South West - 11
West Kimberley - 13
Wheatbelt - 17.
(4) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 28 February 2014, there were 2,063 open safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 205
Cannington - 197
Crisis Care - 13
East Kimberley - 59
Fremantle - 79
Goldfields - 114
Great Southern - 146
Joondalup - 97
Midland - 164
Mirrabooka - 163
Murchison - 63
Peel - 138
Perth - 116
Pilbara - 165
Rockingham - 129
South West - 69
West Kimberley - 58
Wheatbelt - 88.
(5) As at 28 February 2014, there were 586 monitored cases across the following districts:
Armadale - 44
Cannington - 49
East Kimberley - 37
Fremantle - 53
Goldfields - 68
Great Southern - 56
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 82
Mirrabooka - 10
Murchison - 11
Peel - 30
Perth - 0
Pilbara - 15
Rockingham - 30
South West - 55
West Kimberley - 10
Wheatbelt - 16.
Armadale - 51
Cannington - 82
Crisis Care - 54
East Kimberley - 22
Fremantle - 28
Goldfields - 66
Great Southern - 60
Joondalup - 52
Midland - 11
Mirrabooka - 60
Murchison - 64
Peel - 67
Perth - 39
Pilbara - 78
Rockingham - 70
South West - 34
West Kimberley - 24
Wheatbelt - 68
Other work units ‑ 3.
(2) The data is not retrospectively available. As at 22 September 2014, there were three children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded, in the following districts:
Cannington - 1
Joondalup - 1
South West - 1.
(3) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 28 February 2014, there were 725 safety and wellbeing assessments open for more than 90 days, in the following districts:
Armadale - 134
Cannington - 69
Crisis Care - 2
East Kimberley - 23
Fremantle - 35
Goldfields - 36
Great Southern - 47
Joondalup - 25
Midland - 116
Mirrabooka - 35
Murchison - 26
Peel - 37
Perth - 31
Pilbara - 59
Rockingham - 9
South West - 11
West Kimberley - 13
Wheatbelt - 17.
(4) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 28 February 2014, there were 2,063 open safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 205
Cannington - 197
Crisis Care - 13
East Kimberley - 59
Fremantle - 79
Goldfields - 114
Great Southern - 146
Joondalup - 97
Midland - 164
Mirrabooka - 163
Murchison - 63
Peel - 138
Perth - 116
Pilbara - 165
Rockingham - 129
South West - 69
West Kimberley - 58
Wheatbelt - 88.
(5) As at 28 February 2014, there were 586 monitored cases across the following districts:
Armadale - 44
Cannington - 49
East Kimberley - 37
Fremantle - 53
Goldfields - 68
Great Southern - 56
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 82
Mirrabooka - 10
Murchison - 11
Peel - 30
Perth - 0
Pilbara - 15
Rockingham - 30
South West - 55
West Kimberley - 10
Wheatbelt - 16.
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