Foster Carers

743 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14 May 2019). How many new foster carers have been recruited into the child protection system since 1 April 2018?

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

As at 1 April 2019, there have been 227 new primary and secondary foster carers entering into the child protection system since 1 April 2018.

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.