❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on adoptions in the state over the past five years, including local and international adoptions, the children's ages, and single-parent adoptions. The answer provides some data but lacks comprehensive information for all years requested.
AnsweredQoN 1648Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 March 2002
Member
Portfolio
Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many children were adopted by Western Australian couples and single parents in each of the last five years?
(2) How many children adopted in each of the last five years were from overseas countries, and from which countries?
(3) What were the ages of the children referred to in (2) above?
(4) How many children referred to in (1) and (2) above were adopted by a single parent?
(5) How many inquiries for local adoptions and international adoptions were received by the Minister’s Department in each of the last five years?
(2) How many children adopted in each of the last five years were from overseas countries, and from which countries?
(3) What were the ages of the children referred to in (2) above?
(4) How many children referred to in (1) and (2) above were adopted by a single parent?
(5) How many inquiries for local adoptions and international adoptions were received by the Minister’s Department in each of the last five years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 May 2002
Responded by
Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
Response time
47 days
(2) 93 children. See Paper attached. (3) See Paper attached. (4) 2 intercountry placements with single applicants. (5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
(3) See Paper attached. (4) 2 intercountry placements with single applicants. (5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
(4) 2 intercountry placements with single applicants. (5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
(5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
(3) See Paper attached. (4) 2 intercountry placements with single applicants. (5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
(4) 2 intercountry placements with single applicants. (5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
(5) Data concerning initial enquires has not always been collected but during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 there were 593 enquires concerning unrelated local and intercountry placement adoptions to the Adoption Service.
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