Child Protection

In reply to Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (29 July 2016). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills): I have been advised of the following:

A total of 482 children had at least one commercial facility (emergency care) placement for at least one day in 2015-16.

As I noted in the estimates hearing, the count of children in commercial facilities (emergency care) does not include placement with emergency foster carers.

The majority of children placed in a commercial facility (emergency care) are placed with commercial carers, and a small number are placed with non-government organisation carers.