❓ Ms. Mettam asks about staffing levels in the Working with Children Check Screening Unit (WWCSU) from 2019-2023. The Department of Communities provides FTE numbers, noting a decrease after 2019 due to the completion of Auditor General recommendations, despite increasing application volumes.
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Can the minister please advise, in relation to the working with children check screening unit: (a) How many Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff were employed, on average, in the unit in each of the following years: (i) 2019; (ii) 2020; (iii) 2021; (iv) 2022; and (v) 2023 to date?
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Answered
13 February 2024
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
16 days
The Department of Communities advises:
(a) On average the standard FTE allocation in the Working With Children Screening Unit (WWCSU) were as follows:
(i) 2019 48.8 FTE
(ii) 2020 47.3 FTE
(iii) 2021 38.5 FTE
(iv) 2022 39.0 FTE
(v) 2023 38.3 FTE (as at 30 September 2023)
Temporary additional FTE were engaged to implement recommendations from the Office of the Auditor General in 2019. The Working with Children Check Screening Unit (WWCSU) returned to standard allocation once recommendations were implemented.
From 2019 to 2023 the number of Working with Children Check applications and completed applications have increased annually.
(a) On average the standard FTE allocation in the Working With Children Screening Unit (WWCSU) were as follows:
(i) 2019 48.8 FTE
(ii) 2020 47.3 FTE
(iii) 2021 38.5 FTE
(iv) 2022 39.0 FTE
(v) 2023 38.3 FTE (as at 30 September 2023)
Temporary additional FTE were engaged to implement recommendations from the Office of the Auditor General in 2019. The Working with Children Check Screening Unit (WWCSU) returned to standard allocation once recommendations were implemented.
From 2019 to 2023 the number of Working with Children Check applications and completed applications have increased annually.
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