❓ Question on Notice regarding foster care numbers in Western Australia, specifically the South West region, and relocation of children in care from the South West. Data on relocations is not readily available.
AnsweredQoN 2037Legislative Council
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I refer to foster care, and I ask: (a) how many foster carers are currently registered in: (i) Western Australia; and (ii) the South West region; (b) how many children living in the South West region are currently in foster care; and (c) in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014 to date, how many children who were residents in the South West region at the time they came into the State's care had to be relocated: (i) to foster care in another town in the South West; and (ii) to foster care outside of the South West?
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Answered
17 February 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
117 days
(a) (i) Western Australia: 2,412
(ii) South West region: 172
(b) At 31 October 2014: 229
(c) This information is available in individual children's files but is not available as aggregated data.
(ii) South West region: 172
(b) At 31 October 2014: 229
(c) This information is available in individual children's files but is not available as aggregated data.
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