❓ Hon. Stephen Dawson asks about the frequency of data collection regarding children in care and child protection cases. The Minister provides the specific dates for these calculations.
AnsweredQoN 713Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT
FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT — CHILDREN IN CARE
713. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to children in care in
Western Australia.
(1) On what date
each month does the Department for Child Protection and Family Support do a
headcount on the number of children in the care of the chief executive officer?
(2) On what date
each month does the department calculate the number of child protection cases
in each district?
FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT — CHILDREN IN CARE
713. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to children in care in
Western Australia.
(1) On what date
each month does the Department for Child Protection and Family Support do a
headcount on the number of children in the care of the chief executive officer?
(2) On what date
each month does the department calculate the number of child protection cases
in each district?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) The number of
children in the care of the chief executive officer of the Department for Child
Protection and Family Support is calculated on the last day of each month.
(2) The number of
cases used by the department to analyse workload is calculated on the first
Friday of each month.
of the question.
(1) The number of
children in the care of the chief executive officer of the Department for Child
Protection and Family Support is calculated on the last day of each month.
(2) The number of
cases used by the department to analyse workload is calculated on the first
Friday of each month.
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