Permanency planning in child protection: a review of current concepts and available data 2016
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Topic: Child protection
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2016) Permanency planning in child protection: a review of current concepts and available data 2016, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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Permanency planning and long-term care for children in out-of-home care can involve family reunification, third-party parental responsibility orders, long-term finalised guardianship/custody orders and adoptions by carers. This report describes concepts and available data in this area, and development work being undertaken to improve national reporting. Available data indicate: there were 31,129 children on finalised guardianship/custody orders and 9,070 children on finalised third-party parental responsibility orders at 30 June 2015; there were 94 adoptions by carers finalised in 2014–15; most (87%) children who had been continuously in care for 2 or more years had also spent at least 2 years in one main care arrangement.
- ISSN: 2205-5037 (PDF) 1320-081X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-994-9
- Cat. no: CWS 58
- Pages: 37
Findings from this report:
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31,129 children were on finalised guardianship/custody orders at 30 June 2015
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9,070 children were on finalised third-party parental responsibility orders at 30 June 2015
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There were 94 adoptions by carers finalised in 2014–15
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87% of children in care for 2 or more years had also spent at least 2 years in one main care arrangement