❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about child protection caseworker caseloads exceeding the limit in August 2022 and complaints regarding unlawful caseloads. The Minister provides data from a point-in-time report and states there were no complaints.
AnsweredQoN 809Legislative Council
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COMMUNITIES — CASEWORKERS
809. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 792, asked on 1 September 2022, regarding case load numbers.
(1) At any time during the month of August this year,
did any caseworker have a case load over the exceptional limit of 18?
(2) If yes to (1), for how many
caseworkers did this occur and how many cases did they have?
(3) How many
complaints has the minister or the department received about caseworkers having
an unlawful case load during the current financial year?
809. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 792, asked on 1 September 2022, regarding case load numbers.
(1) At any time during the month of August this year,
did any caseworker have a case load over the exceptional limit of 18?
(2) If yes to (1), for how many
caseworkers did this occur and how many cases did they have?
(3) How many
complaints has the minister or the department received about caseworkers having
an unlawful case load during the current financial year?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Leader of the House,
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the
following answer on behalf of the Minister for Child Protection.
(1) The case load
management reporting is a point-in-time report that is run on the first Friday
of each month. In August 2022, the case load reporting data was generated as at
5 August 2022.
(2) Please refer to question without
notice 792.
(3) There were nil.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the
following answer on behalf of the Minister for Child Protection.
(1) The case load
management reporting is a point-in-time report that is run on the first Friday
of each month. In August 2022, the case load reporting data was generated as at
5 August 2022.
(2) Please refer to question without
notice 792.
(3) There were nil.
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