Children and Youth

437. Hon Alison Xamon to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to the Coroner’s recommendation that, “on the transfer of children in care from one location and set of carers to another, there be appropriate assessment by consultant paediatricians in the new location to record a child’s welfare and progress”, and that this should be “on top of and in addition to their annual assessments”, and I ask:

(a)  does the Government support this recommendation;

436. Hon Alison Xamon to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to the Coroner’s recommendation that “all children [other than successful long term foster placements] transferred from one location to another have a case worker”, and I ask:

(a)  does the Government support this recommendation;

(b)  if no to (a), why not;

(c)  if yes to (a), what action has the Government taken to address this recommendation; and