❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the Care Plan Review Panel's activity in 2020, specifically regarding application numbers, hearings, and processing times. The answer reveals the number of applications, hearings, and a range of processing times, noting COVID-19 related delays.
AnsweredQoN 244Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Care Plan Review
Panel established under the Children and Community Services Act 2004 to review care planning decisions in care plans for children in
the care of the Department, and I ask: (a) how many Care Plan Review applications were
received in the
2020 calendar year; (b) how many Care Plan Review hearings were
undertaken in the 2020 calendar year; and (c) further to (b), how many days
did each review take, from the date of the applicant’s request to the date
the applicant was notified of the outcome?
Panel established under the Children and Community Services Act 2004 to review care planning decisions in care plans for children in
the care of the Department, and I ask: (a) how many Care Plan Review applications were
received in the
2020 calendar year; (b) how many Care Plan Review hearings were
undertaken in the 2020 calendar year; and (c) further to (b), how many days
did each review take, from the date of the applicant’s request to the date
the applicant was notified of the outcome?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 September 2021
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
9 days
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) The review of each application undertaken in the 2020 calendar year took between 69 and 127 days from the date of the applicant’s request to the date the applicant was notified of the outcome. The number of days is calculated based on the date on which the application was received and the date of the written notification of the decision to the applicant. Some delays in the process occurred in the 2020 calendar year due to the impact of COVID-19.
See table below for a detailed breakdown.
Number of days taken to complete review
69
73
75
80
85
86
87
89
92
94
102
102
121
125
127
(b) 15.
(c) The review of each application undertaken in the 2020 calendar year took between 69 and 127 days from the date of the applicant’s request to the date the applicant was notified of the outcome. The number of days is calculated based on the date on which the application was received and the date of the written notification of the decision to the applicant. Some delays in the process occurred in the 2020 calendar year due to the impact of COVID-19.
See table below for a detailed breakdown.
Number of days taken to complete review
69
73
75
80
85
86
87
89
92
94
102
102
121
125
127
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