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Publication date: 24 February 2023
Notifications referred for investigation
37
Jan 2023
Children in active transition
87
Jan 2023
Children in out-of-home care
1,239
Jan 2023
Notifications referred for investigation
The number of notifications received in a particular month that are subsequently referred for an investigation under section 18 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997.
| Month | Notifications No. |
|---|---|
| Feb-22 | 55 |
| Mar-22 | 49 |
| Apr-22 | 51 |
| May-22 | 68 |
| Jun-22 | 82 |
| Jul-22 | 38 |
| Aug-22 | 72 |
| Sept-22 | 84 |
| Oct-22 | 88 |
| Nov-22 | 93 |
| Dec-22 | 111 |
| Jan-23 | 37 |
About the measure: Notification in this measure is a counting unit of reports of suspected acts or risks of child abuse, neglect or harm (event) such that one notification is one unique event for one unique child. Notifications are referred following an initial assessment. This measure only counts those notifications which are initially assessed as requiring an investigation. Notifications are recorded for the month in which they are received, not the month in which they are referred. Some referrals are made in months subsequent to the month when the notification was received. Published figures are revised to account for this.
About the data: Data may vary from that previously published due to data reporting practices.
Children in active transition
The number of children referred for an investigation who had not been allocated a case worker within priority timeframes.
| Month | Children No. |
|---|---|
| Feb-22 | 85 |
| Mar-22 | 59 |
| Apr-22 | 61 |
| May-22 | 67 |
| Jun-22 | 62 |
| Jul-22 | 103 |
| Aug-22 | 84 |
| Sept-22 | 83 |
| Oct-22 | 93 |
| Nov-22 | 71 |
| Dec-22 | 98 |
| Jan-23 | 87 |
About the measure: Priority timeframes for allocation to a case worker are the same day for priority 1, five days for priority 2 and ten days for priority 3 investigations.
About the data: Data may vary from that previously published due to data reporting practices.
Children in out-of-home care
Number of children in out-of-home care, as at the end of each month.
| Month | Children No. |
|---|---|
| Feb-22 | 1,272 |
| Mar-22 | 1,264 |
| Apr-22 | 1,257 |
| May-22 | 1,255 |
| Jun-22 | 1,250 |
| Jul-22 | 1,252 |
| Aug-22 | 1,250 |
| Sept-22 | 1,250 |
| Oct-22 | 1,259 |
| Nov-22 | 1,254 |
| Dec-22 | 1,238 |
| Jan-23 | 1,237 |
About the measure: The dashboard indicator aligns with the national definition applied prior to 2018-19, by measuring the number of children, including children on third party guardianship orders, who were placed in overnight care away from their usual home. The figures reported nationally after 2018-19 do not include children on third party guardianship orders. This aligns with a more recently agreed national definition for out-of-home care which excludes children on these orders: Child protection Australia 2020–21, Out-of-home care – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. In accordance with the national definition, the indicator also only includes placements for which the State made or offered a financial payment. However, it excludes children not under care and protection orders in the Supported Extended Family Program or whose carers receive the Relatives Allowance.
About the data: Data may vary from that previously published due to data reporting practices.
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