Definition
The number of children aged 16-17 years in OOHC with parental responsibility to the Minister (PRM) who have a current and approved leaving care plan, at the reporting period.
The percentage figures refer to the total number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal total number of young people aged 16-17 years in OOHC with parental responsibility to the Minister as at the month end or 30 June who had a current leaving care plan, as a percentage of the total number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people aged 16-17 years in OOHC with parental responsibility to the Minister as at month end or 30 June, who entered care before 90 days the reporting period.
Note: caseworkers are required to complete a leaving care plan after 90 days in care for a young person.
Indicator Summary
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Out-of-home care base data asset | ChildstoryID |
| CARE_CATEGORY_PR_GROUPED | |
| EVENT_START_DT | |
| EVENT_END_DT | |
| LEGAL_ORDER_ID | |
| AGED_M_END_DT | |
| AGE_AS_AT |
The numerator is a count of unique Child Identifiers where the value for Parental Responsibility Group is equal to 'PR to Minister' or 'PR to Minister (Protected Person)' or 'Care Responsibilities to Secretary' and the Legal Order Identifier is not missing. The Event Start Date is before or during the reporting period, and the Event End Date is empty. The value for Age is 16 or 17.
In addition, the OOHC Case Plan Start Date is in the last 12 months, …
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Indicator Specific Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | CASE_MANAGEMENT_RESPONSIBILITY | Case management |
| PLACEMENT_TYPE_GROUPED | Placement type | |
| CARE_ARRANGEMENT | Care arrangement | |
| LENGTH_OF_TIME_IN_CARE_GROUPED_AS_AT | Length of time in care | |
| CARE_CATEGORY_PR_GROUPED | Parental responsibility | |
| Number of Placements* | ||
| PLACEMENT_PROVIDER_NAME_DRVD | Name of placement provider | |
| PLAN_GOAL_GROUPED | Case plan goal | |
| TYPE_OF_CAREGIVER_GROUPED | Aboriginality of caregiver |
*Derived from the number of Placement ID per child and young person.
Geographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard … |
Reporting Information
The Operational Business Review dashboard reports monthly.
Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Quality Statement
Accuracy of Indigenous Status DataFramework Dimensions
Rationale
This indicator allows the monitoring of Leaving Care Plan compliance for all DCJ and NGO managed children in care. Young people leaving out-of-home care and making the transition to independent living often do not have the level of support (emotional, social and financial) available to most young people in their transition to adulthood. The transition often occurs at an earlier age and in a more abrupt manner than it does for their peers not in out-of-home care.
Children leaving care without a plan are at higher risk of:
- Homelessness
- Financial issues
- Unable to access to assistance.
Alignment: This aligns with the leaving care indicator in the Safe and Supported: the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021 - 2031.
Calculation rules
- Computation
The numerator is a count of unique Child Identifiers where the value for Parental Responsibility Group is equal to 'PR to Minister' or 'PR to Minister (Protected Person)' or 'Care Responsibilities to Secretary' and the Legal Order Identifier is not missing. The Event Start Date is before or during the reporting period, and the Event End Date is empty. The value for Age is 16 or 17.
In addition, the OOHC Case Plan Start Date is in the last 12 months, the Approval Status is equal to 'Approved' and not equal to 'Cancelled', and the value for Leaving Care Plan is equal to 'Yes - planning for leaving care' (prior to September 2022, the value for Plan Goal is equal to 'Leaving Care').
The denominator is a count of unique Child Identifiers where the value for Parental Responsibility Group is equal to 'PR to Minister' or 'PR to Minister (Protected Person)' or 'Care Responsibilities to Secretary' and the Legal Order Identifier is not missing. The Event Start Date is before or during the reporting period, and the Event End Date is empty. The value for Age is 16 or 17.
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- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Episode: Episode Start Date, DateTime YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Episode: End Date, DateTime YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Record: DateTime Stamp, YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Legal Order: Identifier, AAA - NNNNNN
- Guide for use
Where the value for Legal Order Identifier is not missing.
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Care Category: Legal Responsibility, Group Label X(50)
- Guide for use
Where the value for Parental Responsibility Group is equal to 'PR to Minister' or 'PR to Minister (Protected Person)' or 'Care Responsibilities to Secretary.'
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Plan Approval Status, Label X(30)
- Guide for use
The value for Approval Status is equal to 'Approved' and not equal to 'Cancelled'.
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Record: Identifier, X(18)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Age, Total Years NNN
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Event: Start Date, DateTime YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Out-of-home care base data asset | ChildstoryID |
| CARE_CATEGORY_PR_GROUPED | |
| EVENT_START_DT | |
| EVENT_END_DT | |
| LEGAL_ORDER_ID | |
| AGED_M_END_DT | |
| AGE_AS_AT |
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Indicator Specific Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | CASE_MANAGEMENT_RESPONSIBILITY | Case management |
| PLACEMENT_TYPE_GROUPED | Placement type | |
| CARE_ARRANGEMENT | Care arrangement | |
| LENGTH_OF_TIME_IN_CARE_GROUPED_AS_AT | Length of time in care | |
| CARE_CATEGORY_PR_GROUPED | Parental responsibility | |
| Number of Placements* | ||
| PLACEMENT_PROVIDER_NAME_DRVD | Name of placement provider | |
| PLAN_GOAL_GROUPED | Case plan goal | |
| TYPE_OF_CAREGIVER_GROUPED | Aboriginality of caregiver |
*Derived from the number of Placement ID per child and young person.
Geographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT | District |
| CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT | Cluster* | |
| BUSINESS_UNIT | Business Unit |
* Cluster is a grouping of districts using district of case management responsibility variable.
Demographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | DISABILITY_FLAG | Disability |
| Age* | ||
| Age group** | ||
| GENDER | Gender |
*The Age of Child or Young Person when they enter is calculated as the Legal Order State Date less their Date of Birth in years. **Entry Age is then grouped into the categories of '4 years and under', '5 - 12 years', '13 - 17 years' and '18+ years' and 'Age unknown or missing').
The Operational Business Review disaggregates by District, Cluster, Business unit, Case management and Aboriginality.
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- Data Element
- Organisation: Internal Business Unit, label X(50)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Case Management, Label A(4)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Organisation: NSW Department of Communities and Justice District, Label X(40)
- Guide for use
In addition to disaggregating by District, the OBR presents a disaggregation of the grouped districts:
- Murrumbidgee, Far West & Western NSW Districts
- Hunter & Central Coast Districts
- Illawarra Shoalhaven and Southern NSW Districts
- Western Sydney & Nepean Blue Mountains Districts
- South Eastern Sydney, Northern Sydney District and Sydney Districts
- South Western Sydney District
- Mid North Coast, New England and Northern NSW Districts
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, Grouped Label X(14)
- Description
The data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with Aboriginality status 'not stated' and blank.
- Guide for use
Where the values of 'not stated' and blank is recoded as 'Non-Aboriginal'.
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Placement: Type, Grouped Label X(30)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Care Event: Care Arrangement, OOHC label X(50)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- FAP_PROCESS: Length of time in care, Group label X(20)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Care Category: Legal Responsibility, Group Label X(50)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Organisation: Organisation Name, Text X(200)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: OOHC Plan Goal, Group Label X(50)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Carer household: Caregiver type, group label X(40)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Disability Indicator, Yes/No Code A
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Gender, Label A(20)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) 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 changes:
- From 2022-23, District of Case Management Responsibility has replaced District for disaggregation.
Data limitations:
- Nil.
Data source:
- KiDS/MDS - Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW)) for annual data up to 2016-17
- ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW)) for annual data from 2017-18.
Custom Fields
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