Number of children subject to short-term child protection orders, by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, Queensland, as at 30 June, 2016 to 2020
Year | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous |
---|---|---|
2007 | 1267 | 2659 |
2008 | 1425 | 2784 |
2009 | 1681 | 2897 |
2010 | 1700 | 2543 |
2011 | 1659 | 2409 |
Rate of children subject to short-term child protection orders, per 1,000 children aged 0-17 years, by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, as at 30 June, 2016 to 2020
Year | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous |
---|---|---|
2007 | 18.9 | 2.8 |
2008 | 21 | 2.9 |
2009 | 24.6 | 3 |
2010 | 24.4 | 2.5 |
2011 | 23.7 | 2.4 |
Description | Annual | Quarterly |
---|---|---|
ST.1: Children subject to short-term child protection orders, by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, Queensland | Excel Excel | Excel Excel |
ST.2: Children subject to short-term child protection orders, by age group and sex, Queensland | Excel Excel | Excel Excel |
ST.3: Children subject to short-term child protection orders, by region, Queensland | Excel Excel | Excel Excel |
When the department is satisfied that a child is in need of protection and a child protection order is appropriate and desirable for their protection, the department makes a referral and attaches a brief of evidence to the Director of Child Protection Litigation to seek a child protection order.
A child protection order is not sought if there are other ways to protect the child, such as working actively with the family to resolve the problems that led to the significant harm or risk of harm, or connecting the family to a community support agency.
Short-term child protection orders include:
The first priority of the department is the safety of the child or young person who has come into contact with the child protection system.
Child protection orders are a critical part of the child protection system. They provide the department with the authority to work with the family to reduce the risk of harm with the aim of safely returning the child home over a short period of time.
Of the 11,164 children subject to child protection orders as at 30 June 2020, 4,362 were subject to short-term orders and 6,802 children were subject to long-term orders.
The number of children subject to short-term orders increased by 12.0 per cent from 3,893 as at June 2019 to 4,362 children as at 30 June 2020.
Over the past five years the number of children subject to short-term orders increased by 21.0 per cent from 3,604 to 4,362 as at 30 June 2020. Over the same period, the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children subject to a short-term child protection orders increased 25.3 percent and 17.8 per cent respectively.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence