❓ Child protection—Carer households 911. Hon Nick Goiran to the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection: I refer to the answer given on 16 September 2025 to my question without notice 73
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Child protection—Carer households
911. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the
answer given on 16 September 2025 to my question without notice 736 in which
the minister confirmed that the children in the care of the state are waiting
for a long-term care placement.
(1) How many children
are currently waiting for a long-term care placement?
(2) Of those children, what is the longest time a
child has been waiting for such a placement?
911. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the
answer given on 16 September 2025 to my question without notice 736 in which
the minister confirmed that the children in the care of the state are waiting
for a long-term care placement.
(1) How many children
are currently waiting for a long-term care placement?
(2) Of those children, what is the longest time a
child has been waiting for such a placement?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the Leader
of the Opposition for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of
Communities advises:
(1)–(2) The dynamic nature of the child
protection system means that there will always be circumstances in which the
Department of Communities may be in the process of identifying different care
arrangements for children in care; however, while this occurs, every child has
a care arrangement that meets their needs at that point in time.
The child protection information
system does not record care arrangement types for children as being in a
long-term placement or awaiting a long-term placement. Information regarding
the detail of individual care arrangements is contained within individual case
files and is not captured in a reportable format.
of the Opposition for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of
Communities advises:
(1)–(2) The dynamic nature of the child
protection system means that there will always be circumstances in which the
Department of Communities may be in the process of identifying different care
arrangements for children in care; however, while this occurs, every child has
a care arrangement that meets their needs at that point in time.
The child protection information
system does not record care arrangement types for children as being in a
long-term placement or awaiting a long-term placement. Information regarding
the detail of individual care arrangements is contained within individual case
files and is not captured in a reportable format.
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