❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection about the status of 928 approved carer households without current placements, seeking details on the type of care they are approved for and the length of time they have been without a placement. The Minister was unable to provide the data due to a technical issue.
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Communities—Home care services419.Hon Nick Goiranto
the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:I refer to the
answer to my question without notice 373 asked on 19 June, which revealed that
as of 31 May 2025 there was 928 approved carer households that did not have a child
in the care of the CEO placed with them.(1) Of those 928 carer households, how many
provide only short break or emergency care?(2) How many of those 928 carer households are
approved to provide long-term care?(3) What is the longest length of time that one of
those 928 carer households have been without a placement?
the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:I refer to the
answer to my question without notice 373 asked on 19 June, which revealed that
as of 31 May 2025 there was 928 approved carer households that did not have a child
in the care of the CEO placed with them.(1) Of those 928 carer households, how many
provide only short break or emergency care?(2) How many of those 928 carer households are
approved to provide long-term care?(3) What is the longest length of time that one of
those 928 carer households have been without a placement?
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24 June 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 that due to a technical system issue this data is unable to
be provided within the requested timeframe. A response can be provided once the
technical issue is resolved, which is expected to be the next Council sitting
week of 12 August 2025.
Communities—Home care services
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 that due to a technical system issue this data is unable to
be provided within the requested timeframe. A response can be provided once the
technical issue is resolved, which is expected to be the next Council sitting
week of 12 August 2025.
Communities—Home care services
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