❓ Hon Stephen Dawson asks about the Department for Child Protection and Family Support's performance against its target for comprehensive care plans for children in care. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown by region, age, and service provider, along with the definition of 'set timeframes'.
AnsweredQoN 3856Legislative Council
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I refer to page 13 of the 2014-2015 Department for Child Protection and Family Support Annual Report , which advises that the proportion of children in the CEO’s care with comprehensive care planning undertaken within set timeframes was 82 per cent, three per cent below the 85 per cent target, and I ask: (a) by region, what was the percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes; (b) by age, what was the percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes; (c) by departmental or Out of Home care service provider, what was the percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes; and (d) what are the details of the set timeframes?
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Answered
7 April 2016
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
42 days
(a) The percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes for 2014 - 2015 in the following districts, is as follows:
Armadale – 72 per cent
Cannington – 86 per cent
East Kimberley – 62 per cent
Fremantle – 92 per cent
Goldfields – 97 per cent
Great Southern – 78 per cent
Joondalup – 93 per cent
Midland – 84 per cent
Mirrabooka – 87 per cent
Murchison – 82 per cent
Peel – 83 per cent
Perth – 89 per cent
Pilbara – 90 per cent
Rockingham – 95 per cent
South West – 59 per cent
West Kimberley – 69 per cent
Wheatbelt – 69 per cent.
(b) The percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes, by age of the child on 30 June 2015, is as follows:
Less than 1 year – 83 per cent
Age 1 – 85 per cent
Age 2 – 84 per cent
Age 3 – 85 per cent
Age 4 – 85 per cent
Age 5 – 85 per cent
Age 6 – 83 per cent
Age 7 – 84 per cent
Age 8 – 83 per cent
Age 9 – 83 per cent
Age 10 – 83 per cent
Age 11 – 76 per cent
Age 12 – 81 per cent
Age 13 – 83 per cent
Age 14 – 77 per cent
Age 15 – 80 per cent
Age 16 – 76 per cent
Age 17 – 82 per cent
(c) The percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes for 2014 -2015, by care service provider, is as follows:
Department 81 per cent
Non-government agency 86 per cent.
(d) The set timeframes incorporate:
Children in care throughout the year who had a care plan completed in the last 12 months (excluding children in provisional protection and care), and
Children who entered provisional protection and care and had a provisional care plan completed within seven days of entering care.
Armadale – 72 per cent
Cannington – 86 per cent
East Kimberley – 62 per cent
Fremantle – 92 per cent
Goldfields – 97 per cent
Great Southern – 78 per cent
Joondalup – 93 per cent
Midland – 84 per cent
Mirrabooka – 87 per cent
Murchison – 82 per cent
Peel – 83 per cent
Perth – 89 per cent
Pilbara – 90 per cent
Rockingham – 95 per cent
South West – 59 per cent
West Kimberley – 69 per cent
Wheatbelt – 69 per cent.
(b) The percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes, by age of the child on 30 June 2015, is as follows:
Less than 1 year – 83 per cent
Age 1 – 85 per cent
Age 2 – 84 per cent
Age 3 – 85 per cent
Age 4 – 85 per cent
Age 5 – 85 per cent
Age 6 – 83 per cent
Age 7 – 84 per cent
Age 8 – 83 per cent
Age 9 – 83 per cent
Age 10 – 83 per cent
Age 11 – 76 per cent
Age 12 – 81 per cent
Age 13 – 83 per cent
Age 14 – 77 per cent
Age 15 – 80 per cent
Age 16 – 76 per cent
Age 17 – 82 per cent
(c) The percentage of children that had a comprehensive care plan undertaken within set timeframes for 2014 -2015, by care service provider, is as follows:
Department 81 per cent
Non-government agency 86 per cent.
(d) The set timeframes incorporate:
Children in care throughout the year who had a care plan completed in the last 12 months (excluding children in provisional protection and care), and
Children who entered provisional protection and care and had a provisional care plan completed within seven days of entering care.
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