A WA parliamentary question on notice requests data on child safety and wellbeing assessments, children in care, and unallocated cases by district as of February/March 2016. The Minister provides detailed figures in response.

AnsweredQoN 4127Legislative Council
Asked
10 May 2016
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) As at 29 February 2016, what was the number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments for a child recorded during that month, by district? (2) As at 29 February 2016, what was the number of children in care for more than 20 days with no planning recorded, by district? (3) As at 29 February 2016, what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment open for more than 90 days, by district? (4) As at 29 February 2016, what was the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment, by district? (5) As at 29 February 2016, what was the number of 'monitored' or 'active holding' cases not allocated to workers caseload, by district?

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Answered
29 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
50 days
(1) In the month of February 2016, there were 653 new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments recorded in the following districts:
Armadale – 37
Cannington – 32
Crisis Care – 50
East Kimberley – 35
Fremantle – 29
Goldfields – 28
Great Southern – 62
Joondalup – 37
Midland – 6
Mirrabooka – 72
Murchison – 61
Peel – 57
Perth – 14
Pilbara – 46
Rockingham – 15
South West – 31
West Kimberley – 15
Wheatbelt – 26
(2) As at 29 February 2016, there were 5 children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded.
(3) As at 29 February 2016, there were 797 Safety and Wellbeing Assessments open for more than 90 days in the following districts:
Armadale – 91
Cannington – 59
East Kimberley – 29
Fremantle – 12
Goldfields – 17
Great Southern – 40
Joondalup – 90
Midland – 93
Mirrabooka – 68
Murchison – 17
Peel – 44
Perth – 18
Pilbara – 109
Rockingham – 27
South West – 15
West Kimberley – 30
Wheatbelt – 38
(4) As at 29 February 2016, there were 2,391 open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments in the following districts:
Armadale – 223
Cannington – 144
Crisis Care – 20
East Kimberley – 130
Fremantle – 55
Goldfields – 54
Great Southern – 165
Joondalup – 212
Midland – 208
Mirrabooka – 196
Murchison – 151
Peel – 171
Perth – 55
Pilbara – 262
Rockingham – 61
South West – 86
West Kimberley – 99
Wheatbelt – 99
(5) As at 5 March 2016 there were 553 monitored cases in the following districts:
Armadale – 150
Cannington – 23
East Kimberley – 17
Fremantle – 56
Goldfields – 2
Great Southern – 35
Joondalup – 8
Midland – 68
Mirrabooka – 19
Murchison – 5
Peel – 67
Perth – 4
Pilbara – 2
Rockingham – 43
South West – 18
West Kimberley – 9
Wheatbelt – 27

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