The WA parliamentary question seeks data on the number of children in high-needs placements under the care of the Department for Child Protection's CEO, comparing figures from 2010 to the previous year. The response provides specific numbers and notes pending applications.

AnsweredQoN 598Legislative Council
Asked
7 September 2010
Portfolio
Child Protection

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DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION — CHILDREN IN HIGH-NEEDS PLACEMENT
(1) How many children in the care of the chief executive officer of the Department for Child Protection are in a high-needs placement as of today’s date? (2) How many were in a high-needs placement at the same time last year? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) There are 15 children in the chief executive officer’s care in transitional high-needs placement. In addition, there were three applications in progress as at 7 September 2010. (2) At this time last year there were 13 children in the CEO’s care in transitional high-needs placement, plus one application was in progress.
(2) How many were in a high-needs placement at the same time last year? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) There are 15 children in the chief executive officer’s care in transitional high-needs placement. In addition, there were three applications in progress as at 7 September 2010. (2) At this time last year there were 13 children in the CEO’s care in transitional high-needs placement, plus one application was in progress.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) There are 15 children in the chief executive officer’s care in transitional high-needs placement. In addition, there were three applications in progress as at 7 September 2010. (2) At this time last year there were 13 children in the CEO’s care in transitional high-needs placement, plus one application was in progress.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) There are 15 children in the chief executive officer’s care in transitional high-needs placement. In addition, there were three applications in progress as at 7 September 2010. (2) At this time last year there were 13 children in the CEO’s care in transitional high-needs placement, plus one application was in progress.
(1) There are 15 children in the chief executive officer’s care in transitional high-needs placement. In addition, there were three applications in progress as at 7 September 2010. (2) At this time last year there were 13 children in the CEO’s care in transitional high-needs placement, plus one application was in progress.
(2) At this time last year there were 13 children in the CEO’s care in transitional high-needs placement, plus one application was in progress.

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