Hon Peter Collier asked the Minister for Child Protection about the average caseload for child protection caseworkers in metropolitan and regional WA. The Minister provided figures as of 1 March 2024: 8.96 cases in metro areas and 10.55 in regional areas.

AnsweredQoN 343Legislative Council
Asked
18 April 2024
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

CHILD PROTECTION —
CASEWORKERS — WORKLOAD
343. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
(1) What is the
average number of cases allocated to each child protection caseworker in
metropolitan Western Australia?
(2) What is the
average number of cases allocated to each child protection caseworker in
regional Western Australia?

AnswerView source ↗

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 the following as of 1 March 2024.
(1) An average of 8.96 cases.
(2) An average of 10.55 cases.

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