3131. Hon Alison Xamon to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:
How many children in care were there in:
(a) May 2020;
(b) June 2020; and
(c) July 2020?
Hon Sue Ellery replied:
(a) On 31 May 2020 there were 5,536 children in care.
(b) On 30 June 2020 there were 5,498 children in care.
949. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to working with children checks.
(1) Does the Department of Education keep records of working with children check cards of staff at all privately operated camp schools that are used by public schools?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), do all staff at privately operated camp schools currently have a valid WWCC card, or an application in progress?
