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Intervention with parental agreement

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Graphs

Number of children subject to intervention with parental agreement, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June, 2008 to 2011 Number of children subject to intervention with parental agreement, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June, 2008 to 2011

YearIndigenousNon-Indigenous
2008 460 1030
2009 949 1872
2010 905 1675
2011 744 1212

Tables

DescriptionAnnualQuarterly
IPA.1: Children subject to intervention with parental agreement, by Indigenous status, Queensland Excel (XLS, 26 KB) Excel (XLS, 27 KB)
IPA.2: Children subject to intervention with parental agreement, by child safety zone, Queensland Excel (XLS, 27 KB)  
IPA.3: Children subject to intervention with parental agreement, by region, Queensland Excel (XLS, 27 KB) Excel (XLS, 41 KB)

What is intervention with parental agreement?

Intervention with parental agreement (IPA) refers to departmental intervention based on an agreement by the parents to work with the department to meet the protection and care needs of the child. As the department is working on a voluntary basis with a family, it does not require the use of a court order.

IPA enables the department to provide support and assistance to the family, where it is likely that the parents will be able to meet the protection needs of a child once the intervention has been completed.

It is generally of a short-term and intensive nature, and it is usual for the child to remain at home for all, or most of, the intervention period.

The level of risk to a child is one factor in determining whether IPA is appropriate.

Why this topic is important

The department seeks to implement strategies to ensure the safety of the child or young person which are the least disruptive to the child or young person.

An IPA is considered to be one of those strategies as its purpose is to work voluntarily with a family to protect the child.

Trends

As at 30 June 2011, there were 1,956 children subject to IPA. Of these children, 744 were Indigenous (38.0 per cent) and 1,212 were non-Indigenous (62.0 per cent).