❓ Dr. Constable questions the Department of Community Development's ability to track community attitudes towards adoption without recording relevant information. The Department responds that a new database system implemented in July 2000 now captures this data, enabling trend analysis.
AnsweredQoN 767Legislative Assembly
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25 February 2003
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Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
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(b) how can the Department of Community Development track community trends in attitudes toward adoption and the community’s need for adoption if it does not keep this information?
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Answered
11 March 2003
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Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
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14 days
a) The previous manual system did not necessarily stipulate the category of adoption discussed at the point of contact. From July 2000 a computer database system replaced the manual system and now identifies the category of adoption discussed at the point of contact.
b) As indicated in question (a) this information is now recorded. This information enables the Department to track community trends and attitudes toward adoption by number of applications, their circumstances and the situation in Western Australia compared to other states.
b) As indicated in question (a) this information is now recorded. This information enables the Department to track community trends and attitudes toward adoption by number of applications, their circumstances and the situation in Western Australia compared to other states.
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