❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks information on the Department for Child Protection and Family Support's staffing, foster care numbers, community sector involvement, and the status of foster care service procurement in the South West region. The answer provides specific figures and locations.
AnsweredQoN 2837Legislative Council
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(1) How many standards officers (by FTE and head count) work at the Department for Child Protection and Family Support’s work standards monitoring unit? (2) Where are the standards officers in (1) located? (3) How many foster carers are there in the State? (4) How many community sector organisations provide carer services in the State? (5) What is the current status of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support’s proposal to procure General Foster Care Services in the South West region?
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Answered
21 April 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
42 days
(1) The Department has five (5) officers working at the Standards Monitoring and Reporting Unit working an equivalent of 4.3 FTE. A further 0.3 FTE is currently vacant.
(2) The standards officers are located in the Service Standards and Contracting Directorate in East Perth.
(3) As at 1 March 2015, there were 2,478 foster carers in the State.
(4) There are 16 community sector organisations providing foster care services for children in the care of the CEO across the State. There are another 11 community sector organisations providing out of home care services with other service delivery models for children in the care of the CEO across the State.
(5) The Department for Child Protection and Family Support have contracted Agencies for South West Accommodation trading as Accordwest to provide general foster care services in the South West region. The contract commences 1 April 2015.
(2) The standards officers are located in the Service Standards and Contracting Directorate in East Perth.
(3) As at 1 March 2015, there were 2,478 foster carers in the State.
(4) There are 16 community sector organisations providing foster care services for children in the care of the CEO across the State. There are another 11 community sector organisations providing out of home care services with other service delivery models for children in the care of the CEO across the State.
(5) The Department for Child Protection and Family Support have contracted Agencies for South West Accommodation trading as Accordwest to provide general foster care services in the South West region. The contract commences 1 April 2015.
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