• Source: Department for Child Protection (Western Australia)

The Department for Child Protection was part of the Government of Western Australia.
It was created in response to a critical review of the Department of Community Development in January 2007. At the time of its establishment, the government also mandated reporting of child sexual abuse.
In July 2017, the department was amalgamated with the Department of Housing, the Department of Local Government and Communities and the Disability Services Commission to form the Department of Communities.




Responsibilities


The Department administers Acts and Regulations which include the following:

Adoption Act 1994
Adoption Regulations 1995
Children and Community Services Act 2004
Children and Community Services Regulations 2006
Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008
Parental Support and Responsibility Regulations 2009
Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004
Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Regulations 2005.
The Children and Community Services Act 2004, came into operation on 1 March 2006, the Department came into existence on 1 July 2007
The legislation that governs the Department's three service areas:

Supporting children and young people in the Chief Executive Officer's care.
Protecting children and young people from abuse.
Supporting individuals and families at risk or in crisis.
The Department also has the capacity for information sharing where it benefits child protection




Former agencies


(Other agencies might have had overlap in relation to Aboriginal children, but these are the main names

1908 – 1917 Public Charities and State Children's Department.
1917 – 1927 State Children's Department.
1927 – 1972 Child Welfare Department.
1972 – 1985 Department for Community Welfare
1985 – 1992 Department for Community Services
1992 – 1995 Department for Community Development
1995 – 2001 Department for Family and Children's Services
2001 – 2007 Department for Community Development




See also


Aboriginal child protection#Australia
Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry




Notes






External links


http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine - the Departments main website

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