❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding child protection assessments and children in care, seeking data on safety and wellbeing assessments, planning for children in care, and unallocated cases by district.
AnsweredQoN 1652Legislative Council
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(1) As at 30 May 2014, what was the number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments for a child recorded during that month, by district? (2) As at 30 May 2014, what was the number of children in care for more than 20 days with no planning recorded, by district? (3) As at 30 May 2014, what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment open for more than 90 days, by district? (4) As at 30 May 2014, what were the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment, by district? (5) As at 30 May 2014, what was the number of "monitored" or "active holding" cases not allocated to workers caseload, by district?
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Answered
22 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
36 days
(1) There were 1,506 new safety and wellbeing assessments for a child recorded during the month of May 2014, and their distribution by district was:
Armadale - 91
Cannington - 136
Crisis Care - 110
East Kimberley - 28
Fremantle - 39
Goldfields - 100
Great Southern - 95
Joondalup - 60
Midland - 78
Mirrabooka - 95
Murchison - 74
Peel - 73
Perth - 66
Pilbara - 97
Rockingham - 186
South West - 60
West Kimberley - 56
Wheatbelt - 60
Other work units ‑ 2.
(2) The data is not retrospectively available. As at 22 September 2014, there were three children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded, in the following districts:
Cannington - 1
Joondalup - 1
South West - 1.
(3) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 31 May 2014, there were 540 safety and wellbeing assessments open for more than 90 days, in the following districts:
Armadale - 65
Cannington - 46
Crisis Care - 0
East Kimberley - 12
Fremantle - 18
Goldfields - 5
Great Southern - 29
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 139
Mirrabooka - 17
Murchison - 9
Peel - 51
Perth - 14
Pilbara - 46
Rockingham - 12
South West - 26
West Kimberley - 40
Wheatbelt - 4
Other work units ‑ 1.
(4) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 31 May 2014, there were 3,046 open safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 295
Cannington - 227
Crisis Care - 26
East Kimberley - 73
Fremantle - 111
Goldfields - 183
Great Southern - 176
Joondalup - 50
Midland - 433
Mirrabooka - 166
Murchison - 128
Peel - 214
Perth - 105
Pilbara - 187
Rockingham - 242
South West - 181
West Kimberley - 159
Wheatbelt - 87
Other work units ‑ 3.
(5) Figures are not available as at 31 May 2014. As at 28 February 2014, there were 586 monitored cases across the following districts:
Armadale - 44
Cannington - 49
East Kimberley - 37
Fremantle - 53
Goldfields - 68
Great Southern - 56
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 82
Mirrabooka - 10
Murchison - 11
Peel - 30
Perth - 0
Pilbara - 15
Rockingham - 30
South West - 55
West Kimberley - 10
Wheatbelt - 16.
Armadale - 91
Cannington - 136
Crisis Care - 110
East Kimberley - 28
Fremantle - 39
Goldfields - 100
Great Southern - 95
Joondalup - 60
Midland - 78
Mirrabooka - 95
Murchison - 74
Peel - 73
Perth - 66
Pilbara - 97
Rockingham - 186
South West - 60
West Kimberley - 56
Wheatbelt - 60
Other work units ‑ 2.
(2) The data is not retrospectively available. As at 22 September 2014, there were three children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded, in the following districts:
Cannington - 1
Joondalup - 1
South West - 1.
(3) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 31 May 2014, there were 540 safety and wellbeing assessments open for more than 90 days, in the following districts:
Armadale - 65
Cannington - 46
Crisis Care - 0
East Kimberley - 12
Fremantle - 18
Goldfields - 5
Great Southern - 29
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 139
Mirrabooka - 17
Murchison - 9
Peel - 51
Perth - 14
Pilbara - 46
Rockingham - 12
South West - 26
West Kimberley - 40
Wheatbelt - 4
Other work units ‑ 1.
(4) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 31 May 2014, there were 3,046 open safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 295
Cannington - 227
Crisis Care - 26
East Kimberley - 73
Fremantle - 111
Goldfields - 183
Great Southern - 176
Joondalup - 50
Midland - 433
Mirrabooka - 166
Murchison - 128
Peel - 214
Perth - 105
Pilbara - 187
Rockingham - 242
South West - 181
West Kimberley - 159
Wheatbelt - 87
Other work units ‑ 3.
(5) Figures are not available as at 31 May 2014. As at 28 February 2014, there were 586 monitored cases across the following districts:
Armadale - 44
Cannington - 49
East Kimberley - 37
Fremantle - 53
Goldfields - 68
Great Southern - 56
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 82
Mirrabooka - 10
Murchison - 11
Peel - 30
Perth - 0
Pilbara - 15
Rockingham - 30
South West - 55
West Kimberley - 10
Wheatbelt - 16.
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