❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks the Minister for Child Protection about the implementation and effectiveness of Responsible Parenting Agreements (RPAs) between Dec 2010 and Feb 2011. The response indicates very low RPA usage and limited impact during that period.
AnsweredQoN 3767Legislative Council
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(1) For the period 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011, how many Responsible Parenting Agreements have the Department for Child Protection implemented?
(2) How many of those Responsible Parenting Agreements listed above originated from a referral from another State Government Department, and how many were referred by each department?
(3) How many parents approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement during this period, and refused the agreement?
(4) How many Responsible Parenting Agreements included an agreement for the parents to -
(a) take part in counselling or parenting skills training;
(b) take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school;
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; and
(d) undertake other measures?
(5) How many juveniles, whose parents agreed to a Responsible Parenting Agreement have -
(a) improved their attendance at school; and
(b) re-offended since the Agreement was made?
(2) How many of those Responsible Parenting Agreements listed above originated from a referral from another State Government Department, and how many were referred by each department?
(3) How many parents approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement during this period, and refused the agreement?
(4) How many Responsible Parenting Agreements included an agreement for the parents to -
(a) take part in counselling or parenting skills training;
(b) take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school;
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; and
(d) undertake other measures?
(5) How many juveniles, whose parents agreed to a Responsible Parenting Agreement have -
(a) improved their attendance at school; and
(b) re-offended since the Agreement was made?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
54 days
(1) There has been one Responsible Parenting Agreement entered into.
(2) None.
(3) Three sets of parents were approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement and refused.
(4)
(a) None
(b) One
(c) None
(d) None
(5)
(a) One
(b) None
Current revisions of the case practice guidelines for Parent Support are being undertaken to clarify processes and relationships, where the Department for Child Protection (the Department) refer open cases to the Parent Support service. This is likely to lead to a significant increase in the numbers of Responsible Parenting Agreements being taken out by the Department in future months.
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(2) None.
(3) Three sets of parents were approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement and refused.
(4)
(a) None
(b) One
(c) None
(d) None
(5)
(a) One
(b) None
Current revisions of the case practice guidelines for Parent Support are being undertaken to clarify processes and relationships, where the Department for Child Protection (the Department) refer open cases to the Parent Support service. This is likely to lead to a significant increase in the numbers of Responsible Parenting Agreements being taken out by the Department in future months.
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