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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 939 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 September 2020 by Hon Nick Goiran

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CHILDREN IN CARE — UNENDORSED PLACEMENTS

939. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to the 262 children in the care of the CEO who were in an unendorsed placement as at 31 July 2020.

(1) What protocols, policies or procedures govern the monitoring of, and caseworker contact with, such children?

(2) Will the minister table these documents?

(3) If no to (2), why not?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) The casework practice manual outlines child protection practice and details guidance for all child protection matters. The safety and wellbeing of a child or young person in these placements continue to be monitored by their caseworker. The child or young person continues to have access to all the same supports as any other child in care.

(2)–(3) I table section 3.4.23, ''Unendorsed placements''.

[See paper 4225.]