❓ A parliamentary question seeks details on the allocation of child protection funding and staffing to the Kimberley region. The response clarifies funding distribution, staffing levels, locations, and recruitment status.
AnsweredQoN 3796Legislative Assembly
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I refer to two announcements by the Minister dated 20 May 2010 in relation to $43.5 million total additional funding to the Department of Child Protection’s budget, and ask:
(a) in relation to the Minister’s funding announcement of $28 million, specifically for the expansion of responsible parenting services in regional areas, how much of this funding has been, or will be, allocated to the Kimberley region of Western Australia;
(b) in what years will this funding be made available to the Kimberley;
(c) in relation to the proposed funding to increase, by 34 full-time equivalents, the number of front-line workers to support children and young people in care and protect them from abuse, how many workers will be located in the Kimberley;
(d) in which specific areas or towns of the Kimberley will these additional workers be located; and
(e) what is the time-frame for new front-line workers to be working in the Kimberley?
(a) in relation to the Minister’s funding announcement of $28 million, specifically for the expansion of responsible parenting services in regional areas, how much of this funding has been, or will be, allocated to the Kimberley region of Western Australia;
(b) in what years will this funding be made available to the Kimberley;
(c) in relation to the proposed funding to increase, by 34 full-time equivalents, the number of front-line workers to support children and young people in care and protect them from abuse, how many workers will be located in the Kimberley;
(d) in which specific areas or towns of the Kimberley will these additional workers be located; and
(e) what is the time-frame for new front-line workers to be working in the Kimberley?
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Answered
14 September 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
7 days
(a) No additional funds were allocated to the Kimberley region from the $28 million allocation, as a Responsible Parenting Service is already in existence in the East and West Kimberley, following the allocation of funding from a previous budget process.
(b) Not applicable
(c) 3.4 additional full time equivalent (FTE) positions have been allocated to the Kimberley region.
(d) The specific locations of the additional 3.4 full time equivalent positions are as follows:
1 FTE to Broome
1 FTE to Fitzroy Crossing
1.4 FTEs to Kununurra
(e) The recruitment process for these positions is currently underway, and following a successful recruitment process these positions will be filled.
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(b) Not applicable
(c) 3.4 additional full time equivalent (FTE) positions have been allocated to the Kimberley region.
(d) The specific locations of the additional 3.4 full time equivalent positions are as follows:
1 FTE to Broome
1 FTE to Fitzroy Crossing
1.4 FTEs to Kununurra
(e) The recruitment process for these positions is currently underway, and following a successful recruitment process these positions will be filled.
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