❓ Hon. Sue Ellery asks about the implementation and effectiveness of Responsible Parenting Agreements by the Department for Child Protection between June and August 2010, including referrals, parental compliance, agreement terms, and juvenile outcomes. The response provides data on the number of agreements, referral sources, parental refusal rates, agreement components, and initial outcomes regarding school attendance and re-offending.
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(1) For the period 1 June 2010 to 31 August 2010, how many Responsible Parenting Agreements have the Department for Child Protection implemented?
(2) How many of those Responsible Parenting Agreements listed above originated from a referral from another State Government Department, and how many were referred by each Department?
(3) How many parents approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement during this period, refused the agreement?
(4) How many Responsible Parenting Agreements included an agreement for the parents to, -
(a) take part in counselling or parenting skills training;
(b) take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school;
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; or
(d) undertake other measures?
(5) How many juveniles, whose parents agreed to a Responsible Parenting Agreement have, -
(a) improved their attendance at school; and
(b) re-offended since the Agreement was made?
(2) How many of those Responsible Parenting Agreements listed above originated from a referral from another State Government Department, and how many were referred by each Department?
(3) How many parents approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement during this period, refused the agreement?
(4) How many Responsible Parenting Agreements included an agreement for the parents to, -
(a) take part in counselling or parenting skills training;
(b) take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school;
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; or
(d) undertake other measures?
(5) How many juveniles, whose parents agreed to a Responsible Parenting Agreement have, -
(a) improved their attendance at school; and
(b) re-offended since the Agreement was made?
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Answered
11 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
49 days
(1) In the period 1 June 2010 to 31 August 2010, there were seven pre-existing and three new Responsible Parenting Agreements implemented by the Department for Child Protection.
(2) Three of the Responsible Parenting Agreements listed above originated from a referral from the Department of Education. All others were implemented by Parent Support, Department for Child Protection.
(3) No parents who were approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement by Parent Support during this period refused the agreement.
(4) In Responsible Parenting Agreements:
(a) All included an agreement for the parents to take part in counselling or parenting skills training.
(b) All included an agreement for the parents to take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school.
(c) No agreements concerned reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; and
(d) one included an agreement for the parents to undertake other measures.
(5) Of the children whose parents are subject to a Responsible Parenting Agreement:
(a) One has improved their attendance at school and one has not been effective. The other Responsible Parenting Agreements have not been in place long enough to be assessed as an effective outcome (Agreements last between six months and a year).
(b) No Responsible Parenting Agreements concerned offending behaviours.
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(2) Three of the Responsible Parenting Agreements listed above originated from a referral from the Department of Education. All others were implemented by Parent Support, Department for Child Protection.
(3) No parents who were approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement by Parent Support during this period refused the agreement.
(4) In Responsible Parenting Agreements:
(a) All included an agreement for the parents to take part in counselling or parenting skills training.
(b) All included an agreement for the parents to take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school.
(c) No agreements concerned reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; and
(d) one included an agreement for the parents to undertake other measures.
(5) Of the children whose parents are subject to a Responsible Parenting Agreement:
(a) One has improved their attendance at school and one has not been effective. The other Responsible Parenting Agreements have not been in place long enough to be assessed as an effective outcome (Agreements last between six months and a year).
(b) No Responsible Parenting Agreements concerned offending behaviours.
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