❓ Hon. Sue Ellery asks about the implementation and effectiveness of Responsible Parenting Agreements under the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008. The answer reveals that no agreements or orders have been implemented, and provides data on voluntary parenting support programs.
AnsweredQoN 1219Legislative Council
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(1) How many Responsible Parenting Agreements have the Department for Child Protection implemented to date?
(2) How many parents approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement, refused to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement?
(3) How may Responsible Parenting Agreements included an agreement for the parents to, -
(a) take part in counselling or parenting skills training;
(b) take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school;
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; and
(d) undertake other measures?
(4) How many juveniles, whose parents agreed to a Responsible Parenting Agreements have, -
(a) improved their attendance at school; and
(b) re-offended since the Agreement was made?
(2) How many parents approached to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement, refused to enter into a Responsible Parenting Agreement?
(3) How may Responsible Parenting Agreements included an agreement for the parents to, -
(a) take part in counselling or parenting skills training;
(b) take reasonable steps to ensure their child attends school;
(c) take reasonable steps to ensure their child avoids contact with particular people or places; and
(d) undertake other measures?
(4) How many juveniles, whose parents agreed to a Responsible Parenting Agreements have, -
(a) improved their attendance at school; and
(b) re-offended since the Agreement was made?
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Answered
15 October 2009
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
23 days
(1)-(2) For the period 1 April to 31 August 2009, the Department for Child Protection assisted approximately 230 families with parenting skills, on a voluntarily basis. In general, the origin of referrals are approximately 42 per cent from the Department for Child Protection, 39 per cent from the Department of Education and Training, 2 per cent from the Department of Corrective Services and the remaining 17 per cent come from a range of other government agencies including the Department of Health, Disability Services Commission and some non-government organisations.
Under the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008, a Responsible Parenting Agreement must be attempted before a Responsible Parenting Order are very specific. In the majority of cases referred from within the Department for Child Protection in which the parents did not engage, an agreement was not pursued because the best interests of the child were met through a different arrangement with the parents. Parent who were referred from the Department for Education and did not engage were not pursued as the majority of these concerned school non-attendance.
To date, no responsible Parenting Agreements or Orders have been implemented by Chief Executive Officers (CEO's) of the Department for Child Protection, the Department for Education or the Department for Corrective Services under the Act. I am advised that the CEO, Department for Child Protection is convening a meeting between these CEO's in the immediate future to review the opportunities and processes to apply the provisions of the Act when parent are not otherwise being engaged.
(3 - 4) Not applicable.
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Under the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008, a Responsible Parenting Agreement must be attempted before a Responsible Parenting Order are very specific. In the majority of cases referred from within the Department for Child Protection in which the parents did not engage, an agreement was not pursued because the best interests of the child were met through a different arrangement with the parents. Parent who were referred from the Department for Education and did not engage were not pursued as the majority of these concerned school non-attendance.
To date, no responsible Parenting Agreements or Orders have been implemented by Chief Executive Officers (CEO's) of the Department for Child Protection, the Department for Education or the Department for Corrective Services under the Act. I am advised that the CEO, Department for Child Protection is convening a meeting between these CEO's in the immediate future to review the opportunities and processes to apply the provisions of the Act when parent are not otherwise being engaged.
(3 - 4) Not applicable.
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