Hon. Stephen Dawson questions the Minister for Child Protection regarding a significant decrease in staffing within the Department for Child Protection and Family Support's country services, seeking detailed information on position titles, leave, and backfilling practices. The Minister requests more time to provide a comprehensive response due to data coordination requirements.

AnsweredQoN 72Legislative Council
Asked
24 February 2015
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT —
COUNTRY SERVICES
72. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to staffing information provided in the 2013 and 2014
annual reports of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
(1) Why has
the total number of staff in country services decreased from 922 positions to
839 positions over the 12 months to 30 June 2014?
(2) What were
the titles of the 83 positions removed from country services in the 12 months
to 30 June 2014?
(3) As at 1 February 2015, what was the total number of
positions in country services?
(4) As at 1
February 2015, how many staff, by title and office, were on annual leave or
long service leave?
(5) For each position in (4), was the position backfilled or
left vacant?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice
of this question.
I am advised by the Department for
Child Protection and Family Support that the level of detail requested by the
member cannot be provided in the allocated time as it requires coordination
across different computer databases. I will provide a response to this question
on Thursday, 26 February 2015.

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