| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| CONTACT_START_DATE |
Definition
A count of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports, during the reporting period.
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
No description available
A count unique Child Identifiers where ROSH Flag is equal to 'Y' and the Contact Start Date is in the reporting period.
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Indicator Specific breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CONTACTOR_TYPE_GROUP | Reporter type |
| PRIMARY_HL_ASSESSED_ISSUE_GRPD | Primary helpline assessed issue | |
| Number of reports per child* |
Geographic Breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | DITRICT_COMMON | District |
| DITRICT_COMMON | Cluster* | |
| BUSINESS_UNIT_COMMON | Business unit |
* District has been recoded into cluster using the District Common variable.
Demographic breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label … |
Reporting Information
The Operational Business Review reports monthly.
The Annual Statistical Report reports annually.
Published by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.
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
- Annual Statistical Report (2021-2022) > Children and Families Thrive > Supporting children in statutory protection
- Annual Statistical Report (2022-2023) > Children and Families Thrive > Supporting children in statutory protection
- Annual Statistical Report (2023-2024) > Children and Families Thrive > Supporting children in statutory protection
- DCJ Indicator Bank > Child Protection
- Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Key Statistics by Local government Area > Child Protection
- DCJ Quarterly Statistical Report on Services for Children and Young People > Child Protection - Children and young people
- Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care Statistics > Prevention
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 unique Child Identifiers where ROSH Flag is equal to 'Y' and the Contact Start Date is in the reporting period.
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| CONTACT_START_DATE |
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- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Guide for use
A count of distinct Child Identifiers.
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Assessment: ROSH Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A)
- Description
ROSH Flag = Y
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Event: Start Date, DateTime YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Indicator Specific breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CONTACTOR_TYPE_GROUP | Reporter type |
| PRIMARY_HL_ASSESSED_ISSUE_GRPD | Primary helpline assessed issue | |
| Number of reports per child* |
Geographic Breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | DITRICT_COMMON | District |
| DITRICT_COMMON | Cluster* | |
| BUSINESS_UNIT_COMMON | Business unit |
* District has been recoded into cluster using the District Common variable.
Demographic breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED | Aboriginal status |
| Age* | ||
| AGE_AT_CONTACT_GROUPED | Age grouped | |
| DISABILITY_FLAG | Disability | |
| GENDER | Gender |
* Derived from date of birth.
The Annual Statistical Report disaggregates by District, Aboriginal status, Contactor type (grouped) and Primary helpline assessed issue and District.
The Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics disaggregates by District, Aboriginality and Primary helpline assessed issue.
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- Data Element
- Assessment: Helpline Primary Issue, Grouped Label X(50)
- Guide for use
Primary helpline assessed issue is driven by data in PRIMARY_HL_ASSESSED_ISSUE_GRPD
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Service Event: Contactor Type, Grouped Label X(45)
- Guide for use
Mandatory reporter is given by the value of CONTACTOR_TYPE_GROUP
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Service Event: NSW Department of Communities and Justice District, Label X(40)
- Guide for use
The value DITRICT_COMMON
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, Grouped Label X(14)
- Guide for use
Where the values for Aboriginal Status Grouped of 'not stated' and blank have been recoded as 'Non-Aboriginal.'
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Event: Business Unit, Label X(50)
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Person: Age, NN
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Person: Disability Indicator, Yes/No Code A
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Gender, Code X(20)
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
Comments
Data ageing:
- Data ageing is two months, unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the data for this indicator will be available two months after the end of the month in which the data first becomes available.
Data/counting rules changes:
- ‘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.
- ‘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 data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with Aboriginality status "not stated".
- Prior to December 2023, the district reflects where a child or young person’s case plan is held at their first ROSH report in the reporting period. Since December 2023, if a child is reported at ROSH multiple times in the reporting period, the first ROSH report taken is based on their first safety or alternate assessment submission date (the first time they were seen by a caseworker). If they were not seen by a caseworker in the reporting period, their first ROSH report based on the contact start date (when the report was made) is chosen.
- 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.
- Statewide Services also includes 'not entered', in most cases where reports don't require a field response after an assessment/screening is undertaken at the DCJ Child Protection Helpline.
- The ‘Other’ reported in the DCJ District breakdown refers to reports which could not be classified under Statewide Services or a DCJ District or reports from the former Hunter New England District which cannot be split into the new districts.
Data limitations:
- Nil.
Data source:
- Key Information and Directory System (KiDS)/Client Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
- ChildStory /Client Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18.
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
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