❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding workloads of Department of Child Protection staff, including FTEs, number of children in care, other cases, monitored lists, and staff carrying more than 15 cases, broken down by district.
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I refer to the workloads of departmental staff and I ask, what are the: (a) number of full-time equivalents in each country and metropolitan district; (b) number of children in care allocated per district; (c) number of other cases allocated per district; (d) number of children in care on the monitored list, per district; (e) number of children who have been on the monitored list for greater than 90 days, per district; (f) number of staff carrying more than 15 cases; and (g) location of staff carrying more than 15 cases?
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Answered
15 June 2017
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
9 days
(a) As at April 2017, the number of full-time equivalents in each district was:
East Kimberley – 28
Goldfields – 28
Great Southern – 25.80
Murchison – 31
Peel – 32
Pilbara – 36.55
South West – 42.72
West Kimberley – 32.50
Wheatbelt – 36
Armadale – 56.30
Cannington – 51.30
Fremantle – 43.70
Joondalup – 41
Midland – 54.40
Mirrabooka – 49
Perth – 44.87
Rockingham – 41.50
(b) As at 8 April 2017, the number of children in care allocated per district was:
East Kimberley – 143
Goldfields – 150.5
Great Southern – 153.5
Murchison – 181.5
Peel – 217
Pilbara – 207
South West – 291
West Kimberley – 171.5
Wheatbelt – 231.5
Armadale – 421.5
Cannington – 390.5
Fremantle – 280
Joondalup – 302.5
Midland – 370.5
Mirrabooka – 325.5
Perth – 240
Rockingham – 241
(c) As at 8 April 2017, the number of other cases allocated per district was:
East Kimberley – 88
Goldfields – 69
Great Southern – 75
Murchison – 115
Peel – 95
Pilbara – 219
South West –141
West Kimberley – 149
Wheatbelt – 106
Armadale – 135
Cannington – 177
Fremantle – 152
Joondalup – 122
Midland – 166
Mirrabooka – 108
Perth – 67
Rockingham – 148
(d) As at 8 April 2017, the number of children in care on the monitored list per district was:
East Kimberley – 15.5
Goldfields – 1
Great Southern – 40
Murchison – 64.5
Peel – 21.5
Pilbara – 9
South West – 16.5
West Kimberley – 2.5
Wheatbelt – 32.5
Armadale – 46
Cannington – 6
Fremantle – 3
Joondalup – 9
Midland – 9
Mirrabooka – 0
Perth – 19.5
Rockingham – 66.5
(e) As at 8 April 2017, the number of children who have been on the monitored list for greater than 90 days, per district was:
East Kimberley - 1
Goldfields – 1
Great Southern – 1.5
Peel – 17.5
Pilbara - 3
Wheatbelt – 13
Armadale – 27
Cannington – 3
Fremantle – 2
Joondalup - 5
Perth – 3
Rockingham – 17
Cases on the monitored list are reviewed on a monthly basis by the Team Leader. Case management requirements, such as care planning and attending to other requests as they arise, are allocated by the Team Leader to a case manager on their team who has capacity to action those one off requests at that time.
(f) As at 8 April 2017, the number of staff carrying more than 15 cases was 124.
(g) As at 8 April 2017, the location of staff carrying more than 15 cases was:
East Kimberley – 4
Goldfields – 4
Great Southern – 5
Murchison – 10
Peel – 7
Pilbara – 11
South West – 7
West Kimberley – 2
Wheatbelt – 3
Armadale – 13
Cannington – 12
Fremantle – 7
Joondalup – 14
Midland – 8
Mirrabooka – 6
Perth – 2
Rockingham – 9
East Kimberley – 28
Goldfields – 28
Great Southern – 25.80
Murchison – 31
Peel – 32
Pilbara – 36.55
South West – 42.72
West Kimberley – 32.50
Wheatbelt – 36
Armadale – 56.30
Cannington – 51.30
Fremantle – 43.70
Joondalup – 41
Midland – 54.40
Mirrabooka – 49
Perth – 44.87
Rockingham – 41.50
(b) As at 8 April 2017, the number of children in care allocated per district was:
East Kimberley – 143
Goldfields – 150.5
Great Southern – 153.5
Murchison – 181.5
Peel – 217
Pilbara – 207
South West – 291
West Kimberley – 171.5
Wheatbelt – 231.5
Armadale – 421.5
Cannington – 390.5
Fremantle – 280
Joondalup – 302.5
Midland – 370.5
Mirrabooka – 325.5
Perth – 240
Rockingham – 241
(c) As at 8 April 2017, the number of other cases allocated per district was:
East Kimberley – 88
Goldfields – 69
Great Southern – 75
Murchison – 115
Peel – 95
Pilbara – 219
South West –141
West Kimberley – 149
Wheatbelt – 106
Armadale – 135
Cannington – 177
Fremantle – 152
Joondalup – 122
Midland – 166
Mirrabooka – 108
Perth – 67
Rockingham – 148
(d) As at 8 April 2017, the number of children in care on the monitored list per district was:
East Kimberley – 15.5
Goldfields – 1
Great Southern – 40
Murchison – 64.5
Peel – 21.5
Pilbara – 9
South West – 16.5
West Kimberley – 2.5
Wheatbelt – 32.5
Armadale – 46
Cannington – 6
Fremantle – 3
Joondalup – 9
Midland – 9
Mirrabooka – 0
Perth – 19.5
Rockingham – 66.5
(e) As at 8 April 2017, the number of children who have been on the monitored list for greater than 90 days, per district was:
East Kimberley - 1
Goldfields – 1
Great Southern – 1.5
Peel – 17.5
Pilbara - 3
Wheatbelt – 13
Armadale – 27
Cannington – 3
Fremantle – 2
Joondalup - 5
Perth – 3
Rockingham – 17
Cases on the monitored list are reviewed on a monthly basis by the Team Leader. Case management requirements, such as care planning and attending to other requests as they arise, are allocated by the Team Leader to a case manager on their team who has capacity to action those one off requests at that time.
(f) As at 8 April 2017, the number of staff carrying more than 15 cases was 124.
(g) As at 8 April 2017, the location of staff carrying more than 15 cases was:
East Kimberley – 4
Goldfields – 4
Great Southern – 5
Murchison – 10
Peel – 7
Pilbara – 11
South West – 7
West Kimberley – 2
Wheatbelt – 3
Armadale – 13
Cannington – 12
Fremantle – 7
Joondalup – 14
Midland – 8
Mirrabooka – 6
Perth – 2
Rockingham – 9
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