Foster Carers

738 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14 May 2019). How many fully approved foster carers were there in the child protection system at 1 March 2019?

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection): I have been advised:

As at 1 March 2019, there were 2,094 registered primary and secondary foster carers in the SA child protection system.

A household with which a child or young person can be placed is distinct from the number of registered primary and secondary foster carers, as both the registered primary and secondary foster carer can care for a child or young person within one household.

A foster carer can choose to facilitate one or more placement types such as long-term, short-term, emergency, respite and specialist placements.