❓ Hon. Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection for a breakdown of the 'other arrangements' accommodation category for children in care, following up on a previous question. The Minister provides a link to a report and a table of living arrangements, but the requested breakdown is not directly provided.
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Communities—Home care services532.Hon Nick Goiranto
theminister representing the Minister for Child
Protection:I refer to the
minister's answer on 25 June 2025 to my question without notice 450, which revealed
that, as of 31 May 2025, there were 1,051 children in the care of the CEO whose
accommodation category was recorded as "other arrangements".(1) How many were with
parents or former guardians?(2) How many were in hospital?(3) How many were in independent living?(4) How many were in self-selected arrangements?(5) How many were with prospective adoptive
carers?
theminister representing the Minister for Child
Protection:I refer to the
minister's answer on 25 June 2025 to my question without notice 450, which revealed
that, as of 31 May 2025, there were 1,051 children in the care of the CEO whose
accommodation category was recorded as "other arrangements".(1) How many were with
parents or former guardians?(2) How many were in hospital?(3) How many were in independent living?(4) How many were in self-selected arrangements?(5) How many were with prospective adoptive
carers?
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14 August 2025
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Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection. The Department of
Communities advises the following.(1)–(5) The Child Protection Activity
Performance Information report provides information on the living arrangements
for children in care and is available on the WA government's wa.gov.au website.
As at 30 June 2025, this section of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave
to have it incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.Living
ArrangementTotalFoster Care
with family2,384Departmental
foster care1127Funded
service foster care606Parent/former
guardian193Funded
service residential515Self-selected321Department
residential84Other46There is a notation.
The "other" living arrangement type includes hospital, detention,
independent living, prospective adoptive and unknown.
Communities—Home care services
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection. The Department of
Communities advises the following.(1)–(5) The Child Protection Activity
Performance Information report provides information on the living arrangements
for children in care and is available on the WA government's wa.gov.au website.
As at 30 June 2025, this section of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave
to have it incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.Living
ArrangementTotalFoster Care
with family2,384Departmental
foster care1127Funded
service foster care606Parent/former
guardian193Funded
service residential515Self-selected321Department
residential84Other46There is a notation.
The "other" living arrangement type includes hospital, detention,
independent living, prospective adoptive and unknown.
Communities—Home care services
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