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Children in Care, Port Lincoln

In reply to Ms HILDYARD (Reynell) (12 May 2021).

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

The Department for Child Protection (DCP) monitors missing persons reports (MPRs) for children and young people in care at a state level. It is important to note that DCP is required to report a young person as missing if they do not return home at the expected time or if they leave their home without permission. Reports are made even if the whereabouts of the young person is known.

Data issues impact the reliability of the data, particularly at a regional or local level, including variability in approaches to data entry. DCP is undertaking system improvements to enhance reporting capacity in this area.

The following table provides South Australian MPR data for children and young people in care:

Activity Data 2020-21YTD 30/4/21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15
Total MPRs Recorded 8,382 10,166 8,968 7,702 6,192 4,914 5, 408
Number of Unique Children 406 387 373 333 332 316 289
Number of children in care 4,529 4,370 3,988 3,695 3,484 3,243 2,838
Children with MPRs as proportion of children in care 9.0 per cent 8.9% 9.4% 9.0% 9.5% 9.7% 10.2%


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