Child Protection

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (14:54): My question is to the minister for child protection. Does the minister stand by her answer given in estimates this year that all children placed in out-of-home care are allocated a Families SA worker, given that the guardian of children's report this week revealed that 10 per cent of the surveyed children in out-of-home care had not been allocated a caseworker?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:55): Yes, the guardian did make that point in her annual report, and it's disappointing that for whatever reason there were a number of children who didn't have an allocated caseworker at that point in time. It is a requirement that they have one, and often it's the supervisor who will take responsibility for that. The guardian made a lot of other very positive points in her annual report that I am sure the member for Adelaide has read.

Ms Sanderson: I have.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Good.