❓ Hon. Rod Caddies asks about the number of adoptions in WA during the 2024-25 financial year and what the Minister is doing to encourage more adoptions. The Minister's response highlights the focus on reunification and provides adoption data from the previous year.
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Adoptions800.Hon Rod Caddiesto
the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:I refer to the
adoption of children in WA.(1) How many children in WA were adopted in the
2024–25 financial year?(2) What is the minister doing to encourage more
Western Australians to adopt a child who is born and needs a loving family when
the biological parents are not able to care for the child?
the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:I refer to the
adoption of children in WA.(1) How many children in WA were adopted in the
2024–25 financial year?(2) What is the minister doing to encourage more
Western Australians to adopt a child who is born and needs a loving family when
the biological parents are not able to care for the child?
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18 September 2025
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Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The following response has been provided by the Minister for Child
Protection.The Department of Communities advises the following.(1)–(2) When children are brought into the
care of the CEO, the initial focus is always reunification with parents when it
is safe to do so. The best interests of the child must always be the paramount
consideration. Every child and young person has a variety of individual needs
that are considered when making a care arrangement. Adoption may occur only in
instances when parents have made the decision to relinquish parental
responsibility. Data on adoptions in WA in the 2024–25 financial year
is not yet published. In the 2023–24 financial year, a total of 23
adoption orders were granted by the Family Court of Western Australia.
Adoptions
question. The following response has been provided by the Minister for Child
Protection.The Department of Communities advises the following.(1)–(2) When children are brought into the
care of the CEO, the initial focus is always reunification with parents when it
is safe to do so. The best interests of the child must always be the paramount
consideration. Every child and young person has a variety of individual needs
that are considered when making a care arrangement. Adoption may occur only in
instances when parents have made the decision to relinquish parental
responsibility. Data on adoptions in WA in the 2024–25 financial year
is not yet published. In the 2023–24 financial year, a total of 23
adoption orders were granted by the Family Court of Western Australia.
Adoptions
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