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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of registered carers with multiple children, overdue carer screenings, and overdue carer reviews, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district in May 2014. Data is provided as of June/July 2014.

AnsweredQoN 1263Legislative Council

Asked

17 June 2014

Member

Hon Stephen Dawson

Portfolio

Child Protection

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(1) During the month of May 2014, what was the total number of registered carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district? (2) During the month of May 2014, how many carers had a 'carer record screening' overdue or not recorded by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district? (3) During the month of May 2014, how many carers had overdue 'carer reviews' by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?

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Answered

19 August 2014

Responded by

Minister for Child Protection

Response time

63 days

(1) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 3 July 2014, 79 relative and 73 non-relative approved carers had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 5 relative, 11 non-relative
Cannington - 9 relative, 2 non-relative
East Kimberley - 0 relative, 1 non-relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 3 non-relative
Goldfields - 4 relative, 1 non-relative
Great Southern - 5 relative, 4 non-relative
Joondalup - 3 relative, 8 non-relative
Midland - 9 relative, 7 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 8 relative, 7 non-relative
Murchison - 5 relative, 5 non-relative
Peel - 4 relative, 5 non-relative
Perth - 3 relative, 4 non-relative
Pilbara - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 3 relative, 1 non-relative
South West - 4 relative, 7 non-relative
West Kimberley - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 6 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative and 1 non-relative.
(2) As at 1 June 2014, 35 relative approved individual carers had a carer record screening not recorded in the following districts:
Armadale - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Cannington - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
East Kimberley - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Goldfields - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Murchison - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Peel - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Perth - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 7 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 0 non-relative.
(3) As at 1 June 2014, 182 relative and 133 non-relative carer households with children placed had overdue 'carer reviews' in the following districts:
Armadale - 18 relative, 18 non-relative
Cannington - 10 relative, 6 non-relative
East Kimberley - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 11 relative, 11 non-relative
Goldfields - 13 relative, 11 non-relative
Great Southern - 7 relative, 1 non-relative
Joondalup - 13 relative, 14 non-relative
Midland - 11 relative, 7 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 20 relative, 11 non-relative
Murchison - 4 relative, 2 non-relative
Peel - 4 relative, 5 non-relative
Perth - 20 relative, 3 non-relative
Pilbara - 12 relative, 2 non-relative
Rockingham - 12 relative, 19 non-relative
South West - 6 relative, 6 non-relative
West Kimberley - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 12 relative, 11 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative and 6 non-relative.

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