❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection statistics as of November 30, 2013, covering safety assessments, children in care, and unallocated cases, broken down by district. The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage.
AnsweredQoN 677Legislative Council
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(1) As at 30 November 2013, what was the number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments for a child recorded during that month, by district? (2) As at 30 November 2013, what was the number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment recorded during the month, by district? (3) As at 30 November 2013, what was the number of children in care for more than 20 days with no planning recorded, by district? (4) As at 30 November 2013, what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment open for more than 90 days, by district? (5) As at 30 November 2013, what were the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a harm assessment, by district? (6) As at 30 November 2013, what was the number of "monitored" or "active holding" cases not allocated to workers caseload, by district?
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Answered
27 February 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
84 days
(1) There were 905 new safety and wellbeing assessments for a child recorded during the month of November 2013, and their distribution by district was:
Armadale - 43
Cannington - 127
Crisis Care - 69
East Kimberley - 30
Fremantle - 33
Goldfields - 29
Great Southern - 40
Joondalup - 42
Midland - 9
Mirrabooka - 33
Murchison - 31
Peel - 31
Perth - 54
Pilbara - 77
Rockingham - 110
South West - 43
West Kimberley - 24
Wheatbelt - 80.
(2) Refer to Question (1). The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. All safety and wellbeing concerns are assessed.
(3) There were seven children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded as at 30 November 2013. They were from the following districts:
Armadale - 1
Great Southern - 1
Mirrabooka - 1
Pilbara - 1
South West - 2
West Kimberley - 1.
(4) As at 30 November 2013, there were 404 safety and wellbeing assessments open for more than 90 days, in the following districts:
Armadale - 113
Cannington - 43
East Kimberley - 11
Fremantle - 32
Goldfields - 13
Great Southern - 18
Joondalup - 10
Midland - 61
Mirrabooka - 17
Murchison - 8
Peel - 19
Perth - 20
Pilbara - 15
Rockingham - 2
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 7
Wheatbelt - 2.
(5) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 30 November 2013, there were 1,875 open safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 255
Cannington - 257
Crisis Care - 12
East Kimberley - 51
Fremantle - 89
Goldfields - 66
Great Southern - 88
Joondalup - 64
Midland - 149
Mirrabooka - 121
Murchison - 51
Peel - 90
Perth - 111
Pilbara - 118
Rockingham - 105
South West - 67
West Kimberley - 60
Wheatbelt - 121.
(6) As at 30 November 2013, there were 569 monitored cases across the following districts:
Armadale - 65
Cannington - 37
East Kimberley - 29
Fremantle - 63
Goldfields - 49
Great Southern - 50
Joondalup - 25
Midland - 67
Mirrabooka - 8
Murchison - 26
Peel - 19
Perth - 0
Pilbara - 21
Rockingham - 30
South West - 46
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 17.
Armadale - 43
Cannington - 127
Crisis Care - 69
East Kimberley - 30
Fremantle - 33
Goldfields - 29
Great Southern - 40
Joondalup - 42
Midland - 9
Mirrabooka - 33
Murchison - 31
Peel - 31
Perth - 54
Pilbara - 77
Rockingham - 110
South West - 43
West Kimberley - 24
Wheatbelt - 80.
(2) Refer to Question (1). The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. All safety and wellbeing concerns are assessed.
(3) There were seven children in care for more than 30 days with no planning recorded as at 30 November 2013. They were from the following districts:
Armadale - 1
Great Southern - 1
Mirrabooka - 1
Pilbara - 1
South West - 2
West Kimberley - 1.
(4) As at 30 November 2013, there were 404 safety and wellbeing assessments open for more than 90 days, in the following districts:
Armadale - 113
Cannington - 43
East Kimberley - 11
Fremantle - 32
Goldfields - 13
Great Southern - 18
Joondalup - 10
Midland - 61
Mirrabooka - 17
Murchison - 8
Peel - 19
Perth - 20
Pilbara - 15
Rockingham - 2
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 7
Wheatbelt - 2.
(5) The Department no longer distinguishes between safety and wellbeing assessments with and without harm concerns at the assessment stage. As at 30 November 2013, there were 1,875 open safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 255
Cannington - 257
Crisis Care - 12
East Kimberley - 51
Fremantle - 89
Goldfields - 66
Great Southern - 88
Joondalup - 64
Midland - 149
Mirrabooka - 121
Murchison - 51
Peel - 90
Perth - 111
Pilbara - 118
Rockingham - 105
South West - 67
West Kimberley - 60
Wheatbelt - 121.
(6) As at 30 November 2013, there were 569 monitored cases across the following districts:
Armadale - 65
Cannington - 37
East Kimberley - 29
Fremantle - 63
Goldfields - 49
Great Southern - 50
Joondalup - 25
Midland - 67
Mirrabooka - 8
Murchison - 26
Peel - 19
Perth - 0
Pilbara - 21
Rockingham - 30
South West - 46
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 17.
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