❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about child protection assessment and investigation data by district. The response details data collection changes and provides some figures, but lacks complete historical data due to system updates.
AnsweredQoN 2854Legislative Council
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As at 31 August 2010, what was the number of -
(a) new Assessments of Concern for a Child recorded during that month by district;
(b) new Assessments of Concern for Child investigations recorded during the month by district;
(c) children in care for more than 20 days with no planning recorded by district;
(d) investigations open for more than 30 days, but less than 90 days by district;
(e) investigations open for more than 90 days, by district;
(f) open investigations by district; and
(g) ‘monitored’ cases not assigned to a case worker, by district?
(a) new Assessments of Concern for a Child recorded during that month by district;
(b) new Assessments of Concern for Child investigations recorded during the month by district;
(c) children in care for more than 20 days with no planning recorded by district;
(d) investigations open for more than 30 days, but less than 90 days by district;
(e) investigations open for more than 90 days, by district;
(f) open investigations by district; and
(g) ‘monitored’ cases not assigned to a case worker, by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
54 days
The response should be read in conjunction with the following:
The Department for Child Protection has recently implemented a new client system and there is ongoing data quality work to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data migration from the previous client system.
Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
In March 2010, the Department for Child Protection implemented a new assessment and investigation framework.
The previously named
Assessment for Concern for a Child
equates to a new
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment.
The purpose of a safety and wellbeing assessment is to assess the current circumstances of the child and family, as these relate to risks, harm, future danger, safety, wellbeing and protective concerns, in order to determine whether further actions should be taken to safeguard or promote the child's wellbeing.
The previously named
Investigation
equates to a
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with a harm assessment.
A harm assessment is completed, as part of the safety and wellbeing assessment, for concerns relating to abuse and neglect where significant harm or risk of significant harm is suspected.
(a) The number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments for a child recorded during the month of August 2010 by district was:
Armadale - 56
Cannington - 36
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 53
Midland - 76
Mirrabooka - 61
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 4
Goldfields - 29
Great Southern - 16
Kimberley (East) - 8
Kimberley (West) - 11
Murchison - 19
Peel - 73
Pilbara - 34
South West - 28
Wheatbelt - 7
Other - 12 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(b) The number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment recorded during the month of August 2010 by district was:
Armadale - 46
Cannington - 28
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 42
Midland - 65
Mirrabooka - 59
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 3
Goldfields - 23
Great Southern - 15
Kimberley (East) - 6
Kimberley (West) - 10
Murchison - 15
Peel - 49
Pilbara - 14
South West - 20
Wheatbelt - 6
Other - 11 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(c) These data are not currently available.
(d) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 11 October 2010, the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment
for more than 30 days but less than 90 days by district was:
Armadale - 38
Cannington - 16
Fremantle - 14
Joondalup - 32
Midland - 44
Mirrabooka - 80
Perth - 10
Rockingham - 2
Goldfields - 25
Great Southern - 12
Kimberley (East) - 5
Kimberley (West) - 5
Murchison - 32
Peel - 52
Pilbara - 26
South West - 17
Wheatbelt - 5
Other - 7 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(e) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 11 October 2010, the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment
for more than 90 days by district was:
Armadale - 64
Cannington - 35
Fremantle - 65
Joondalup - 27
Midland - 49
Mirrabooka - 69
Perth - 23
Rockingham - 10
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 5
Kimberley (East) - 12
Kimberley (West) - 8
Murchison - 34
Peel - 53
Pilbara - 25
South West - 14
Wheatbelt - 12
Other - 17 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(f) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 11 October 2010, the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment
by district was:
Armadale - 138
Cannington - 63
Fremantle - 85
Joondalup - 85
Midland - 111
Mirrabooka - 186
Perth - 42
Rockingham - 13
Goldfields - 60
Great Southern - 25
Kimberley (East) - 19
Kimberley (West) - 15
Murchison - 81
Peel - 133
Pilbara - 91
South West - 31
Wheatbelt - 21
Other - 24 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(g) As at 31 August 2010, the number of monitored cases, by district was:
Armadale - 164
Cannington - 20
Fremantle - 160
Joondalup - 89
Midland - 139
Mirrabooka - 56
Perth - 60
Rockingham - 30
Goldfields - 25
Great Southern - 11
Kimberley (East) - 72
Kimberley (West) - 75
Murchison - 52
Peel - 85
Pilbara - 43
South West - 18
Wheatbelt - 68
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The Department for Child Protection has recently implemented a new client system and there is ongoing data quality work to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data migration from the previous client system.
Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
In March 2010, the Department for Child Protection implemented a new assessment and investigation framework.
The previously named
Assessment for Concern for a Child
equates to a new
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment.
The purpose of a safety and wellbeing assessment is to assess the current circumstances of the child and family, as these relate to risks, harm, future danger, safety, wellbeing and protective concerns, in order to determine whether further actions should be taken to safeguard or promote the child's wellbeing.
The previously named
Investigation
equates to a
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with a harm assessment.
A harm assessment is completed, as part of the safety and wellbeing assessment, for concerns relating to abuse and neglect where significant harm or risk of significant harm is suspected.
(a) The number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments for a child recorded during the month of August 2010 by district was:
Armadale - 56
Cannington - 36
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 53
Midland - 76
Mirrabooka - 61
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 4
Goldfields - 29
Great Southern - 16
Kimberley (East) - 8
Kimberley (West) - 11
Murchison - 19
Peel - 73
Pilbara - 34
South West - 28
Wheatbelt - 7
Other - 12 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(b) The number of new Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment recorded during the month of August 2010 by district was:
Armadale - 46
Cannington - 28
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 42
Midland - 65
Mirrabooka - 59
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 3
Goldfields - 23
Great Southern - 15
Kimberley (East) - 6
Kimberley (West) - 10
Murchison - 15
Peel - 49
Pilbara - 14
South West - 20
Wheatbelt - 6
Other - 11 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(c) These data are not currently available.
(d) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 11 October 2010, the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment
for more than 30 days but less than 90 days by district was:
Armadale - 38
Cannington - 16
Fremantle - 14
Joondalup - 32
Midland - 44
Mirrabooka - 80
Perth - 10
Rockingham - 2
Goldfields - 25
Great Southern - 12
Kimberley (East) - 5
Kimberley (West) - 5
Murchison - 32
Peel - 52
Pilbara - 26
South West - 17
Wheatbelt - 5
Other - 7 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(e) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 11 October 2010, the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment
for more than 90 days by district was:
Armadale - 64
Cannington - 35
Fremantle - 65
Joondalup - 27
Midland - 49
Mirrabooka - 69
Perth - 23
Rockingham - 10
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 5
Kimberley (East) - 12
Kimberley (West) - 8
Murchison - 34
Peel - 53
Pilbara - 25
South West - 14
Wheatbelt - 12
Other - 17 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(f) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 11 October 2010, the number of open Safety and Wellbeing Assessments with a Harm Assessment
by district was:
Armadale - 138
Cannington - 63
Fremantle - 85
Joondalup - 85
Midland - 111
Mirrabooka - 186
Perth - 42
Rockingham - 13
Goldfields - 60
Great Southern - 25
Kimberley (East) - 19
Kimberley (West) - 15
Murchison - 81
Peel - 133
Pilbara - 91
South West - 31
Wheatbelt - 21
Other - 24 (includes non district units such as Fostering and Adoption Services, Crisis Care, Therapeutic Intervention Services and Head Office)
(g) As at 31 August 2010, the number of monitored cases, by district was:
Armadale - 164
Cannington - 20
Fremantle - 160
Joondalup - 89
Midland - 139
Mirrabooka - 56
Perth - 60
Rockingham - 30
Goldfields - 25
Great Southern - 11
Kimberley (East) - 72
Kimberley (West) - 75
Murchison - 52
Peel - 85
Pilbara - 43
South West - 18
Wheatbelt - 68
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