❓ Hon Samantha Rowe's question highlights concerns about child protection worker caseloads exceeding recommended limits and discrepancies in reported numbers of children on the monitored list. The Minister's response provides data on caseloads and clarifies the monitored list figures, attributing a previous lower number to a specific subset of cases.
AnsweredQoN 4288Legislative Council
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(1) How many child protection workers have caseloads over the recommended limit of 15? (2) For each child protection worker in (1), please advise how many caseloads they have over the recommended limit of 15? (3) How many children are on the monitored list and how many of these children have been on the monitored list for greater than 90 days? (4) In response to pre-estimates questions, the department advised that, as at 7 May 2016, there were 350 children on the monitored list. In contrast, workload management data provided to the CPSU/CSA put the number of children on the monitored list in June 2016 as 642. Can the Minister please provide the correct number?
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Answered
11 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
56 days
1. As at 2 September 2016, there was a total of 97 case workers carrying a case load greater than 15 cases.
2. Breakdown of case load:
Number of cases
Number of workers
16
39
17
29
18
9
19
3
20
1
20+
2
TOTAL
97
3. As at 2 September 2016, there were 655 cases on the monitored list. The figure for the number of cases that have been on the list for more than 90 days is not available.
4. As at 7 May 2016, there were 665 children on the monitored list and as at 4 June 2016 there were 642 children on the monitored list. The figure of 350 provided in May 2016 related to children in care on the monitored list, the total figure should have been 665 which includes all cases currently open by the Department.
2. Breakdown of case load:
Number of cases
Number of workers
16
39
17
29
18
9
19
3
20
1
20+
2
TOTAL
97
3. As at 2 September 2016, there were 655 cases on the monitored list. The figure for the number of cases that have been on the list for more than 90 days is not available.
4. As at 7 May 2016, there were 665 children on the monitored list and as at 4 June 2016 there were 642 children on the monitored list. The figure of 350 provided in May 2016 related to children in care on the monitored list, the total figure should have been 665 which includes all cases currently open by the Department.
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