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Investigations caseload blows out in Tasmanian child protection service, according to Productivity Commission
New figures reveal Tasmanian children who are the subject of child protection investigations are being left to languish as a result of blowouts in the time taken to begin and conduct inquiries — and the situation is getting worse.
Key points:
- The time it takes to resolve child protection investigations in Tasmania is getting longer and the cost of doing so has almost doubled since 2018/19
- Almost 90 per cent of investigations are substantiated — the highest rate in Australia
- The human services minister said the Government “remains committed” to its programs
The annual Productivity Commission Report on Government Services has revealed Tasmania took more than 29 days to begin child protection investigations in 78 per cent of cases in…
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