WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of registered and interim carers with multiple children in their care, screening and review status, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district. Data availability is limited, with responses provided as of September 2012, not retrospectively for August 2012 as requested.

AnsweredQoN 6012Legislative Council
Asked
12 September 2012
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) During the month of August 2012, what was the total number of registered carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(2) During the month of August 2012, what was the total number of interim carers with four or more children placed with them by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(3) During the month of August 2012, how many carers had an interim registration for more than 90 days by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(4) During the month of August 2012, how many carers had a 'carer record screening' overdue or not recorded by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(5) During the month of August 2012, how many carers had overdue 'carer reviews' by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?

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Answered
16 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
34 days
(1) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 13 September 2012, 62 relative and 68 non-relative approved carers had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 2 relative, 10 non-relative
Cannington - 5 relative, 3 non-relative
East Kimberley - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Fremantle - 7 relative, 4 non-relative
Goldfields - 5 relative, 2 non-relative
Great Southern - 3 relative, 1 non-relative
Joondalup - 3 relative, 10 non-relative
Midland - 5 relative, 2 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 6 relative, 5 non-relative
Murchison - 3 relative, 4 non-relative
Peel - 5 relative, 5 non-relative
Perth - 2 relative, 6 non-relative
Pilbara - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 4 relative, 6 non-relative
South West - 4 relative, 1 non-relative
West Kimberley - 2 relative, 1 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 3 relative, 5 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative and 2 non-relative.
(2) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 13 September 2012, 13 relative carers approved on the basis of an interim assessment had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 1 relative
Fremantle - 2 relative
Goldfields - 4 relative
Midland - 1 relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative
Peel - 2 relative
Perth - 1 relative
South West - 1 relative.
(3)  These data are not retrospectively available.  As at 10 September 2012, there were 206 relative and 3 non-relative carer households who were approved on the basis of an interim assessment, with assessments not completed in 90 days and who had children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 32 relative, 0 non-relative
Cannington - 19 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 19 relative, 0 non-relative
Goldfields - 31 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 14 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Murchison - 8 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 19 relative, 0 non-relative
Perth - 14 relative, 1 non-relative
Pilbara - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 7 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 8 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative and 0 non-relative.
(4) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, 26 relative and 5 non-relative approved individual carers had a carer record screening not recorded in the following districts:
Armadale - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Cannington - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
East Kimberley - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 8 relative, 1 non-relative
Goldfields - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 3 relative, 1 non-relative
Midland - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Murchison - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Peel - 0 relative, 1 non-relative
Perth - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative and 0 non-relative.
(5) These data are not retrospectively available.  As at 10 September 2012, 321 relative and 180 non-relative carer households with children placed had overdue 'carer reviews' in the following districts:
Armadale - 41 relative, 26 non-relative
Cannington - 17 relative, 8 non-relative
East Kimberley - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 29 relative, 18 non-relative
Goldfields - 27 relative, 5 non-relative
Great Southern - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 5 relative, 11 non-relative
Midland - 25 relative, 15 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 18 relative, 18 non-relative
Murchison - 23 relative, 15 non-relative
Peel - 24 relative, 16 non-relative
Perth - 24 relative, 12 non-relative
Pilbara - 20 relative, 2 non-relative
Rockingham - 7 relative, 6 non-relative
South West - 7 relative, 5 non-relative
West Kimberley - 23 relative, 6 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 18 relative, 13 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative and 4 non-relative.
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