❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting a breakdown of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in February 2016, categorized by district, ethnicity (specifically CaLD), and placement type (group facilities, relative/non-relative foster carers, and NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 4123Legislative Council
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(1) By district and by ethnicity, how many children were under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of February 2016? (2) By district, how many of the children in (1) were placed in non-government group facilities? (3) By district, how many of the children in (1) were in placements with Department for Child Protection and Family Support foster carers by category of: (a) relative carer; and (b) non-relative carer? (4) By district, how many of the children in (1) were in placements with non-government organisation foster carers?
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Answered
29 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
50 days
(1) On 29 February 2016 there were 240 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) children in the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following districts:
Armadale – 31
Cannington – 26
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 21
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 9
Joondalup – 37
Midland – 17
Mirrabooka – 22
Murchison – 4
Peel – 8
Perth – 30
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 15
South West – 7
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 3
Fostering and Adoption – 10.
(2) On 29 February 2016, there were 12 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities, in the following districts:
Armadale – 1
Cannington – 1
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 1
Joondalup – 1
Midland – 0
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 1
Perth – 4
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 1
South West – 0
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 0.
(3) On 29 February 2016, there were 99 CaLD children placed with approved relative carers; and 57 CaLD children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 20 Relative, 6 Non-relative
Cannington - 18 Relative, 4 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Fremantle – 12 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Goldfields – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Great Southern - 0 Relative, 6 Non-relative
Joondalup – 11 Relative, 12 Non-relative
Midland – 7 Relative, 3 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 12 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Murchison – 1 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Peel – 1 Relative, 5 Non-relative
Perth – 10 Relative, 7 Non-relative
Pilbara – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Rockingham – 3 Relative, 3 Non-relative
South West – 2 Relative, 2 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 0 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative.
(4) 29 February 2016, there were 19 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 0
Cannington – 0
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 2
Joondalup – 6
Midland – 1
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 0
Perth – 3
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 5
South West – 0
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 0.
Armadale – 31
Cannington – 26
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 21
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 9
Joondalup – 37
Midland – 17
Mirrabooka – 22
Murchison – 4
Peel – 8
Perth – 30
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 15
South West – 7
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 3
Fostering and Adoption – 10.
(2) On 29 February 2016, there were 12 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities, in the following districts:
Armadale – 1
Cannington – 1
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 1
Joondalup – 1
Midland – 0
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 1
Perth – 4
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 1
South West – 0
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 0.
(3) On 29 February 2016, there were 99 CaLD children placed with approved relative carers; and 57 CaLD children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 20 Relative, 6 Non-relative
Cannington - 18 Relative, 4 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Fremantle – 12 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Goldfields – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Great Southern - 0 Relative, 6 Non-relative
Joondalup – 11 Relative, 12 Non-relative
Midland – 7 Relative, 3 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 12 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Murchison – 1 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Peel – 1 Relative, 5 Non-relative
Perth – 10 Relative, 7 Non-relative
Pilbara – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Rockingham – 3 Relative, 3 Non-relative
South West – 2 Relative, 2 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 0 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative.
(4) 29 February 2016, there were 19 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 0
Cannington – 0
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 2
Joondalup – 6
Midland – 1
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 0
Perth – 3
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 5
South West – 0
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 0.
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