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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No. 304

Adoption Placements

Mrs Carnell - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services-

For each of the last three financial years -

(1) How many workers are employed to manage adoption placements.

(2) What positions do these workers hold (eg social work, administrative etc.)

(3) How many of these workers hold social work qualifications.

(4) Are the workers in full or part-time positions.

(5) How many adoption placements were made.

(6) How many workers manage overseas adoption.

(7) How many placements were made of children from overseas.

Mr Connolly - the answer to the members question is as follows:

(1) The workers employed in the Adoption and Permanent Care Unit of Family Services Branch are involved in the local adoption program, the overseas adoption program, step parent/natural family adoptions, special needs adoptions, children in permanent care (Wards of the ACT), and access to origins activities. It is not possible to separately categorise their workload in the form requested.

The number of workers employed to manage all adoption and permanent care cases for each of the last financial years are as follows:

1989/90 - 5.5 full time equivalents 1990/91 - 5 full time equivalents 1991/92 - 4 full time equivalents and a pool of contract workers.

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