Hon. Sue Ellery asks about the number of carers with multiple child placements, interim carers, overdue screenings and reviews in November 2010. The answer reveals data limitations and provides some data as of January 2011.

AnsweredQoN 3479Legislative Council
Asked
22 February 2011
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

(1) During the month of November 2010, what was the total number of registered carers with four or more children placed with them by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(2) During the month of November 2010, what was the total number of interim carers with four or more children placed with them by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(3) During the month of November 2010, how many carers had an interim registration for more than 90 days by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(4) During the month of November 2010, how many carers had a ‘carer record screening’ overdue or not recorded by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(5) During the month of November 2010, how many carers had overdue ‘carer reviews’ by category of, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
20 days
(1) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 31 January 2011, 50 relative and 84 non relative registered carers had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 4 relative, 7 non relative
Cannington - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 3 non relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 6 non relative
Midland - 3 relative, 2 non relative
Mirrabooka - 5 relative, 8 non relative
Perth - 0 relative, 7 non relative
Rockingham - 3 relative, 1 non relative
Goldfields - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Great Southern - 3 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 3 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 5 relative, 2 non relative
Peel - 4 relative, 7 non relative
Pilbara - 2 relative, 2 non relative
South West - 2 relative, 5 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 8 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 19 non relative
(2) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 31 January 2011, 13 relative and 1 non relative interim carer households had four or more children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 2 relative
Fremantle - 3 relative
Goldfields - 1 relative
Kimberley (East) - 1 non relative
Murchison - 2 relative
Peel - 2 relative
South West - 2 relative
Wheatbelt - 1 relative
(3) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 31 January 2011, 198 relative and 20 non relative carer households had interim registration for more than 90 days and children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 21 relative, 2 non relative
Cannington - 23 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 5 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 15 relative, 1 non relative
Mirrabooka - 10 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 9 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 10 relative, 2 non relative
Goldfields - 23 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 3 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 8 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 13 relative, 1 non relative
Pilbara - 5 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 5 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 1 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative and 2 non relative
(4 - 5) These data are not currently available in a reportable format.
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