Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number of applications, grants, and rejections of Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) since their introduction in WA. The Minister provides figures and highlights that no applications have been rejected.

AnsweredQoN 97Legislative Council
Asked
21 March 2012
Portfolio
Child Protection

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SPECIAL GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS
97. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Child Protection:
(1) How many special
guardianship orders have been applied for since their introduction?
(2) How many special
guardianship orders have been made since their introduction?
(3) How many have been applied for and
rejected since their introduction?

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I thank the member
for some notice of the question.
(1) Since their introduction on 31 January
2011, there have been 99 applications for a special guardianship order.
(2) As at 2 March 2012, a total of 74 special
guardianship orders have been made since their introduction on 31 January 2011.
(3) I am very pleased to say that all these
children will now have stable, permanent homes and no applications for an SGO
have been rejected since their introduction.

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