Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection about the number of investigable child death notifications received by the Department of Communities in the 2020-21 financial year, given the expenditure on child protection assessments and investigations. The Minister responded that there were 40 notifications.

AnsweredQoN 1153Legislative Council
Asked
9 December 2021
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

COMMUNITIES — INVESTIGABLE CHILD DEATHS
1153. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answers to
additional questions asked during the 2021–22 budget estimates for the
Department of Communities, advising that the
actual spend on child protection assessments and investigations was $88 143 000
for the 2020–21 financial year. How many notifications did the
department receive in that period that met the criteria for an investigable
child death?

AnswerView source ↗

On behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection, I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Child Protection.
The number of notifications is 40.

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