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Child Protection Reform

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The Child Protection Reform follows the Ford Review [PDF, 1mb], (Recommendations [PDF, 58kb]).  It also incorporates recommendations of the Child Death Review Committee [PDF, 335 kb] and recent reviews of accommodation services.

It is supported by a Role Clarity Paper following the Department's establishment in 2007. 

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The following documents outline the projects that the Department is undertaking to achieve the reforms.

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Category 1.
Field Service Delivery (10)

  • Child Protection Practice Framework (Project 5a)
  • Field Service Policy (Projects 6a & 6b)
  • Consistent Intake (Project 5b)
  • WA Mandatory Reporting (Project 29)
  • Permanency Planning (Project 16)
  • Interagency Early Intervention: At risk new born babies (Project 32a)
  • Pre-Litigation Family Group Conferencing (Project 32b)
  • Compulsory Income Management (Project 33)
  • District Senior Practice Development Officers (Project 30)
  • Videoconferencing (Project 15)
  • WA Police Colocation (34a)
  • Family and Domestic Violence Policy, Guidelines and Learning Strategy (34b)

Category 2.
Out of Home and Accommodation Services ‎(7)

  • Foster-carer Team Development and Support (Project 21)
  • Foster-care Service Development: Foster Care Recruitment, Training and Respite (Project 20)
  • Residential Care Development: 1st Level (Project 23a)
  • Residential Care Development: 2nd Level (Project 23b)
  • Residential Care Development: 3rd Level (Project 23c)
  • Abuse in Care (Project 31)
  • Adoptions Reform (Project 17)

Category 3.
Aboriginal Engagement ‎(2)

  • Aboriginal Community Engagement (Project 2)
  • Gordon Initiatives Expansion (Project 24)

Category 4.
NGO Partnerships ‎(2)

  • CREATE Young People in Care Reference Group (Project 22)
  • Non-government Out-of-Home Care Sector Expansion (Project 19)

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Category 5.
Whole of Government Partnerships ‎(7)

  • Interagency Child Safety Directors and Regional Coordinators Group (Project 26)
  • Child Safety Teams Pilot Evaluation (Project 25)
  • Interagency Care Plan (Project 27)
  • Department of Housing and Works Housing Support (Project 1)
  • Family Support Services Strategic Framework and State Plan (Project 14)
  • Transfer of the Child Death Review Function to the Ombudsman (Project 13)
  • Information Sharing (Project 28)
  • Interagency Child Safety Directors (Project 26)
  • Child Safety Teams Evaluation (Project 25)

Category 6.
Corporate Support Systems ‎(8)

  • Governance & Performance Framework Development (Project 11)
  • Workforce Development (Project 10)
  • Business Process Review (Project 7)
  • Demand Forecasting Model (Project 3)
  • Resource Allocation Model (Project 4)
  • Management Information (Project 8)
  • Learning Development (Project 9)
  • Complaints Management System (Project 12)

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Please note that this page is continually being updated. All attachments are PDFs  under 200 kb unless otherwise indicated.