This parliamentary question seeks data on the number of children in the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support placed in non-government group facilities and with non-government organisation foster carers, broken down by district, as of August 2014.

AnsweredQoN 1656Legislative Council
Asked
16 September 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) In relation to the number of children in the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of August 2014, by district how many of these children were placed in non-government group facilities? (2) By district, how many of these children were in placements with non-government organisation foster carers?

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Answered
22 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
36 days
(1) As at 31 August 2014 there were 289 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 15
Cannington - 7
Fremantle -19
Joondalup - 41
Midland - 23
Mirrabooka - 18
Perth - 28
Rockingham - 14
East Kimberley - 16
Goldfields - 19
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 18
Peel - 8
Pilbara - 12
South West - 15
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 9.
(2) As at 31 August 2014 there were 410 children placed in non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 49
Cannington - 56
Fremantle - 37
Joondalup - 49
Midland - 42
Mirrabooka - 33
Perth - 38
Rockingham - 29
East Kimberley - 7
Goldfields - 9
Great Southern - 11
Murchison - 5
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 1
South West - 27
West Kimberley - 0
Wheatbelt -10.

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