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❓ Hon Colin Tincknell asked about the number of Department of Education positions identified as child-related work, how many employees in those positions lack a valid WWCC, and how many of those employees also lack a pending application. The Department reports that all relevant employees have valid WWCCs.

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Asked

8 October 2020

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Hon Colin Tincknell

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Education and Training

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In relation to Working With Children Checks (WWCC), I ask : (a) how many Department of Education positions are identified as child-related work; (b) how many of the employees in (a), do not have a valid WWCC; and (c) further to (b), how many of these employees do not have an application in process?

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Answered

10 November 2020

Responded by

Minister for Education and Training

Response time

10 days

The Department of Education data relates to individuals in paid employment. It should be noted that this data may differ from that held by the Department of Communities.
a) 21 665 positions are identified as child-related work and require a Working with Children (WWC) Check, as identified in the Department of Education’s HRMIS (human resources) system.
b) None.
c) Not applicable.

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