COMMUNITIES — CHILDREN WITH HARMFUL SEXUAL
BEHAVIOURS —RESIDENTIAL CARE — REVIEW
258. Hon NICK GOIRAN to
the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the
Commissioner for Children and Young People's Independent review into
the Department of Communities' policies and practices in
the placement of children with harmful sexual behaviours in residential care
settings, tabled on 15 September 2021, and note finding 2 —
The information and knowledge
management systems of the Department are not fit for purpose and impede
decision making for children and young people and organisational
accountability.
Further, at page 41 the review notes —
The Review was not made aware of
plans by the Department to address the concerns identified in relation to its
current IMS.
(1) Is the minister aware of any plan to address this finding
and the commissioner's concerns?
(2) Will the
minister table the plan or any other document relating to any briefing the
minister has received on the plan?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Yes,
the Department of Communities has internally prioritised funds to progress the
development of a business case to replace the current case management system.
This work includes seeking advice from independent information and
communications technology research and advisory consultants and other Australian child protection jurisdictions on
contemporary approaches to legacy application modernisation. Based on this advice, Communities will undertake a
three-phase approach to replace or enhance the existing functional
capability of the case management system.