❓ Hon Sue Ellery's question seeks data on carers in WA, focusing on the number of children in their care, registration status, and overdue screenings/reviews. The response cites a new client system implementation as a reason for limited retrospective data availability, providing some data as of October 2010 but stating some data is unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 2856Legislative Council
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During the month of August 2010 -
(a) what was the total number of registered carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non relative carer, by district;
(b) what was the total number of interim carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non relative carer, by district;
(c) how many carers had an interim registration for more than 90 days by category of relative and non relative carer, by district;
(d) how many carers had a ‘carer record screening’ overdue or not recorded by category of relative and non relative carer, by district; and
(e) how many carers had overdue ‘carer reviews’ by category of relative and non relative carer, by district?
(a) what was the total number of registered carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non relative carer, by district;
(b) what was the total number of interim carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non relative carer, by district;
(c) how many carers had an interim registration for more than 90 days by category of relative and non relative carer, by district;
(d) how many carers had a ‘carer record screening’ overdue or not recorded by category of relative and non relative carer, by district; and
(e) how many carers had overdue ‘carer reviews’ by category of relative and non relative carer, by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
49 days
The Department for Child Protection has recently implemented a new client system and there is ongoing data quality work to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data migration from the previous client system.
Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
(a) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, 49 relative and 81 non relative registered carer households had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 5 relative, 7 non relative
Cannington - 3 relative, 4 non relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 4 non relative
Joondalup - 1 relative, 7 non relative
Midland - 3 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 6 relative, 9 non relative
Perth - 0 relative, 5 non relative
Rockingham - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Goldfields - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Great Southern - 6 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 2 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 2 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 3 relative, 2 non relative
Peel - 4 relative, 5 non relative
Pilbara - 2 relative, 2 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 5 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 5 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Service - 0 relative, 16 non relative
(b) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, 13 relative and 1 non relative interim carer households had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 3 relative
Fremantle - 3 relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative
Goldfields - 1 relative
Great Southern - 1 relative
Kimberley (East) - 1 non relative
Murchison - 2 relative
Peel - 1 relative
Wheatbelt - 1 relative
(c) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, 212 relative and 24 non relative carer households had interim registration for more than 90 days and children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 21 relative, 2 non relative
Cannington - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Fremantle - 16 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 17 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 16 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 10 relative, 3 non relative
Rockingham - 7 relative, 1 non relative
Goldfields - 23 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 5 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 10 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 18 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 9 relative, 3 non relative
Peel - 14 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 12 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative and 1 non relative
(d - e) This data are not currently available.
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Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
(a) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, 49 relative and 81 non relative registered carer households had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 5 relative, 7 non relative
Cannington - 3 relative, 4 non relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 4 non relative
Joondalup - 1 relative, 7 non relative
Midland - 3 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 6 relative, 9 non relative
Perth - 0 relative, 5 non relative
Rockingham - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Goldfields - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Great Southern - 6 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 2 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 2 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 3 relative, 2 non relative
Peel - 4 relative, 5 non relative
Pilbara - 2 relative, 2 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 5 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 5 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Service - 0 relative, 16 non relative
(b) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, 13 relative and 1 non relative interim carer households had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 3 relative
Fremantle - 3 relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative
Goldfields - 1 relative
Great Southern - 1 relative
Kimberley (East) - 1 non relative
Murchison - 2 relative
Peel - 1 relative
Wheatbelt - 1 relative
(c) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, 212 relative and 24 non relative carer households had interim registration for more than 90 days and children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 21 relative, 2 non relative
Cannington - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Fremantle - 16 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 17 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 16 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 10 relative, 3 non relative
Rockingham - 7 relative, 1 non relative
Goldfields - 23 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 5 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 10 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 18 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 9 relative, 3 non relative
Peel - 14 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 12 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative and 1 non relative
(d - e) This data are not currently available.
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