❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the Department for Child Protection and Family Support's KPI for repeat substantiations of harm within 12 months. The question seeks clarification on the KPI target and requests data broken down by region, Aboriginality, and care provider type.
AnsweredQoN 3858Legislative Council
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I refer to page 13 of the 2014-2015 Department for Child Protection and Family Support Annual Report , which advises that the KPI for the proportion of children not subject to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm is below the target of 95 per cent at 94 per cent, and I ask: (a) why is this KPI target not 100 per cent; (b) by region, what was the percentage of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm; (c) by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children, what was the percentage and number of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm; and (d) by departmental or Out of Home care service provider, what was the percentage and number of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm?
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Answered
7 April 2016
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
42 days
(a) The target of 95 per cent acknowledges that reported results can be affected by factors beyond the control of the Department, or a change in the child’s or the family’s circumstances after the initial decision to substantiate was made. This target has been approved by the Auditor General.
(b) The percentage of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm, by district, is as follows:
Armadale 3 per cent
Cannington 7 per cent
Crisis Care 2 per cent
East Kimberley 13 per cent
Fremantle 10 per cent
Goldfields 6 per cent
Great Southern 7 per cent
Joondalup 7 per cent
Midland 5 per cent
Mirrabooka 9 per cent
Murchison 3 per cent
Peel 5 per cent
Perth 4 per cent
Pilbara 12 per cent
Rockingham 4 per cent
Southwest 2 per cent
West Kimberley 9 per cent
Wheatbelt 7 per cent
(c) The percentage and number of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm, by Aboriginality, are as follows:
Aboriginal – 9 per cent, 116
Non-Aboriginal – 6 per cent, 93
Unknown – 2 per cent, 15
(d) One child placed with a Department foster carer had a substantiated abuse in care assessment, who also had another substantiated assessment within 12 months with their caregiver assessed as causing significant harm.
(b) The percentage of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm, by district, is as follows:
Armadale 3 per cent
Cannington 7 per cent
Crisis Care 2 per cent
East Kimberley 13 per cent
Fremantle 10 per cent
Goldfields 6 per cent
Great Southern 7 per cent
Joondalup 7 per cent
Midland 5 per cent
Mirrabooka 9 per cent
Murchison 3 per cent
Peel 5 per cent
Perth 4 per cent
Pilbara 12 per cent
Rockingham 4 per cent
Southwest 2 per cent
West Kimberley 9 per cent
Wheatbelt 7 per cent
(c) The percentage and number of children subjected to a subsequent substantiation of harm within 12 months of a previous substantiation of harm, by Aboriginality, are as follows:
Aboriginal – 9 per cent, 116
Non-Aboriginal – 6 per cent, 93
Unknown – 2 per cent, 15
(d) One child placed with a Department foster carer had a substantiated abuse in care assessment, who also had another substantiated assessment within 12 months with their caregiver assessed as causing significant harm.
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