| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED | |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| 3A | |
| AGED_M_END_DT_FINANCIAL_YEAR_END_DATE |
Definition
A percentage of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports, divided by the total number of children and young people (CYP) reported to DCJ in ROSH reports.
ROSH threshold screening occurs at the DCJ Child Protection Helpline. A child or young person is at ROSH if the circumstances that are causing concern for their safety, welfare or wellbeing are present to a significant extent. This means it is sufficiently serious to warrant a response by a statutory authority irrespective of a family's consent (see References below).
Indicator Summary
Number of total children involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| 3A | |
| AGED_M_END_DT_FINANCIAL_YEAR_END_DATE |
A count of unique Child Identifiers that were involved in Concern Reports that the Helpline Assessment determined to have been at the ROSH, in the reporting period.
By LGA and DCJ district
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | DITRICT_COMMON |
| LGA |
Reporting Information
Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Quality Statement
Accuracy of Indigenous Status Data
Statuses:
[FACSIAR Data Governance Committee: Qualified, Oct. 13, 2023]
The accuracy of data held about Indigenous Status in current collections is poor for several factors. Firstly, the number of...
Framework Dimensions
Rationale
This indicator allows monitoring the demand for child protection investigations, including making resource decisions.
Alignment: This aligns with national reporting in Report on Government Services (RoGS).
Calculation rules
- Computation
A count of unique Child Identifiers that were involved in Concern Reports that the Helpline Assessment determined to have been at the ROSH, in the reporting period.
- Description
A percentage calculated by dividing the number of Aboriginal children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports, by the number of total children involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports, during the reporting period, multiplied by 100.
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED | |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| 3A | |
| AGED_M_END_DT_FINANCIAL_YEAR_END_DATE |
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- Data Element
- FAP_PROCESS: Date, YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Guide for use
Count of distinct identifiers.
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Assessment: ROSH Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A)
- Guide for use
where value is equal to "Y".
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, Grouped Label X(14)
- Guide for use
where value is equal to "Aboriginal". The values Not Stated' and null/missing have been coded as 'Non-Aboriginal."
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Event: Helpline Assessment Outcome, Code NX
- Description
N3 = "3A"
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
Number of total children involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| 3A | |
| AGED_M_END_DT_FINANCIAL_YEAR_END_DATE |
-
- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Guide for use
Count of distinct identifiers.
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Assessment: ROSH Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A)
- Guide for use
where value is equal to "Y".
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Service Event: Helpline Assessment Outcome, Code NX
- Description
N3 = "3A"
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
By LGA and DCJ district
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | DITRICT_COMMON |
| LGA |
Comments
Caseworkers in DCJ Child Protection Helpline apply the Structured Decision Making (SDM) Screening and Response Priority (SCRPT) tools to reports to determine the level of response category.
- ‘Other’ in the ‘Other/NA’ reporting category for response priorities include reports marked as ‘no response required’ and those with the required information left blank. ‘NA’ (Not Applicable) relates to ROSH reports where additional children were recorded at the time of the field assessment. The data reported for “Other/NA’ in 2019-20 is not directly comparable to that reported in the previous years, because: the large number of ROSH reports with blank final response priority reported for 2019-20 were attributed to the Streamlined Response Pilot in Northern NSW District, where the Response Priority Tool was no longer being used to determine the response priority. ‘Not Applicable (N/A)’ mainly relates to ROSH reports where additional children were recorded at the time of the field assessment. The data reported for ‘Other/NA’ in 2019-20 is not directly comparable to that reported in the previous years as a large number of ROSH reports with blank final response priority reported for 2019-20 are attributable to the Streamlined Response Pilot project underway in the Northern NSW District where the Response Priority Tool is no longer being used to determine the response priority.
- ‘Prenatal reports’ are reported under ‘Carer: other issues’ prior to 2012-13. 'Other issues' includes ROSH reports where additional children were recorded at the time of field assessment; hence, Helpline assessed issue is not applicable.
The District reported in this measure reflects where an Aboriginal child/young person’s case plan is held at their first ROSH report in the reporting period.
- The Hunter New England District was split into Hunter District and New England District from 2018-19. This means that no data will be displayed for Hunter District or for New England District before 2018-19 and no data will be displayed for Hunter New England District after 2017-18.
- The ‘Other’ reported in the DCJ District breakdown includes data from the former Hunter New England District which cannot be split into the new districts and data where District could not be identified.
Data limitations:
- The LGA is derived based on the postcode 2019 to LGA 2020 concordance sourced from the ABS. The postcode is based on the location at contact of the CYP when the ROSH reports were received in the Helpline during the year. A new postcode 2022 to LGA 2022 concordance from the ABS are currently being reviewed and will be applied from 2023-24 onwards.
Data source
- Key Information and Directory System (KiDS)/Client Information Warehouse (CIW) for data before 2017-18.
- ChildStory/Minimum Data Set (MDS)/Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for data after 2017-18.
Data ageing:
- Data ageing is two months, unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the data for this measure will be available two months after the end of the month in which the data first becomes available.
Origin
References
In 2009 the threshold for legislative statutory authority intervention was amended from ‘risk of harm’ to ‘risk of significant harm’.
The NSW Interagency Guidelines outlines what is meant by ‘significant’ in ‘risk of significant harm’.
- “This means the concern is sufficiently serious to warrant a response by a statutory authority (such as NSW Police Force or Community Services) irrespective of a family’s consent.
What is significant is not minor or trivial and may reasonably be expected to produce a substantial and demonstrably adverse impact on the child or young person’s safety, welfare or wellbeing, or in the case of an unborn child, after the child’s birth.
The significance can result from a single act or omission or an accumulation of these.”
https://reporter.childstory.nsw.gov.au/s/article/Significant-harm-policy-definition
Custom Fields
DCJ - Domain
Child Protection
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