❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number and nature of child protection matters under external review, comparing current figures with those from the previous year. The answer details cases reviewed by different bodies and highlights key issues.
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(1) How many child protection matters are currently under external review?
(2) What is the general nature of the matters under review?
(3) How many were under review at the same date 12 months ago?
(4) What was the general nature of the matters under review 12 months ago?
(2) What is the general nature of the matters under review?
(3) How many were under review at the same date 12 months ago?
(4) What was the general nature of the matters under review 12 months ago?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 March 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
27 days
(1) External reviews can be conducted by the Case Review Panel, Ombudsman of Western Australia (WA), the Coroner and the State Administrative Tribunal of WA.
There are currently six cases under consideration by the Case Review Panel.
No cases have progressed to the State Administrative Tribunal of WA via the Case Review Panel.
There are currently nine cases under consideration by the Ombudsman of WA in respect to investigable child deaths. These are cases that have met the criteria for an investigable child death.
Two cases are currently under consideration by the Coroner.
Further information in respect of matters before the Ombudsman of WA and the Coroner need to be obtained direct from them.
(2) The matters frequently heard by the Case Review Panel focus on placement, contact and reunification.
The review processes in respect of child deaths focus on the Department for Child Protection's and their Departments involvement and case practise with a family.
(3) In respect of child deaths, this figure is not available since the Department for Child Protection does not have access to the data base previously maintained by the Child Death Review Committee.
One Inquest was held in respect of a child death in 2009.
There were four cases before the Case Review Panel for the corresponding period in 2009.
(4) Reunification, contact and placement were the main issues before the Case Review Panel in the corresponding 2009 period.
Themes that emerged from completed child death reviews included the need for a consistent child focussed approach; the need for more thorough and holistic assessments; assessments needing to be evidence based and clearly documented; the need for realistic timeframes when reunification is being explored and the importance of supervision.
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There are currently six cases under consideration by the Case Review Panel.
No cases have progressed to the State Administrative Tribunal of WA via the Case Review Panel.
There are currently nine cases under consideration by the Ombudsman of WA in respect to investigable child deaths. These are cases that have met the criteria for an investigable child death.
Two cases are currently under consideration by the Coroner.
Further information in respect of matters before the Ombudsman of WA and the Coroner need to be obtained direct from them.
(2) The matters frequently heard by the Case Review Panel focus on placement, contact and reunification.
The review processes in respect of child deaths focus on the Department for Child Protection's and their Departments involvement and case practise with a family.
(3) In respect of child deaths, this figure is not available since the Department for Child Protection does not have access to the data base previously maintained by the Child Death Review Committee.
One Inquest was held in respect of a child death in 2009.
There were four cases before the Case Review Panel for the corresponding period in 2009.
(4) Reunification, contact and placement were the main issues before the Case Review Panel in the corresponding 2009 period.
Themes that emerged from completed child death reviews included the need for a consistent child focussed approach; the need for more thorough and holistic assessments; assessments needing to be evidence based and clearly documented; the need for realistic timeframes when reunification is being explored and the importance of supervision.
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