WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of registered carers with multiple children, overdue carer record screenings, and overdue carer reviews, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district in August 2016. The answer provides data as of August 31st and September 15th, 2016.

AnsweredQoN 4335Legislative Council
Asked
6 September 2016
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) During the month of August 2016, what was the total number of registered carers with four or more children placed with them, by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district? (2) During the month of August 2016, how many carers had a 'carer record screening' overdue or not recorded, by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district? (3) During the month of August 2016, how many carers had overdue 'carer reviews', by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?

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Answered
11 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
35 days
These data are not available retrospectively.  On 15 September 2016, 83 relative and 86 non-relative approved carers had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale – 7 relative, 19 non-relative;
Cannington – 12 relative, 5 non-relative;
East Kimberley – 1 relative, 2 non-relative
Fremantle – 3 relative, 1 non-relative
Goldfields – 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Great Southern – 5 relative, 6 non-relative
Joondalup – 5 relative, 7 non-relative
Midland – 10 relative, 7 non-relative
Mirrabooka – 5 relative, 4 non-relative
Murchison – 4 relative, 6 non-relative
Peel – 2 relative, 5 non-relative
Perth – 0 relative, 6 non-relative
Pilbara – 7 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham – 4 relative, 3 non-relative
South West – 2 relative, 7 non-relative
West Kimberley – 4 relative, 0 non-relative, and
Wheatbelt – 11 relative and 6 non-relative.
(2) On 31 August there were no non-relative carers without record screening recorded.  On the same day there were 29 approved relative carers without record screening recorded in the following districts:
Armadale – 1;
Cannington – 2;
East Kimberley – 1;
Fremantle – 4;
Goldfields – 1;
Great Southern – 3;
Joondalup – 0;
Midland – 1;
Mirrabooka – 1;
Murchison – 1;
Peel – 2;
Perth – 3;
Pilbara – 0;
Rockingham – 1;
South West – 0;
West Kimberley – 5;
Wheatbelt – 3, and
Fostering and Adoption Services – 0.
(3) On 31 August 2016, 317 relative and 186 non-relative carer households with children placed had overdue ‘carer reviews’ in the following districts:
Armadale – 56 relative, 27 non-relative;
Cannington – 29 relative, 6 non-relative;
East Kimberley – 4 relative, 2 non-relative;
Fremantle – 24 relative, 13 non-relative;
Goldfields – 5 relative, 3 non-relative;
Great Southern – 6 relative, 8 non-relative;
Joondalup – 17 relative, 13 non-relative;
Midland – 18 relative, 15 non-relative;
Mirrabooka – 20 relative, 4 non-relative;
Murchison – 15 relative, 11 non-relative;
Peel – 17 relative, 16 non-relative;
Perth – 17 relative, 3 non-relative;
Pilbara – 20 relative, 9 non-relative;
Rockingham – 8 relative, 7 non-relative;
South West – 24 relative, 23 non-relative;
West Kimberley – 18 relative, 8 non-relative;
Wheatbelt – 18 relative, 15 non-relative, and
Fostering and Adoption Services – 1 relative and 3 non-relative.

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