Foster Carers

762 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14 May 2019). How many fully approved foster carers, based in rural and regional South Australia, 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 876 registered primary and secondary foster carers based in rural and regional areas 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.