Child protection and support services (CPSS) client cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Set Specification

METeOR identifier:

355790

Registration status:

Community services, Standard 30/04/2008 [Non Dictionary

]

DSS type:

Data Element Cluster

Scope:

This cluster is referred to as the CPSS client file. It is used in all three of the CPSS NMDS, all of which are unit record data. The first is the child protection specific data, which includes notifications, investigations and substantiations and services provided. The second is data on children who are on care and protection orders. The third is data on children in out-of-home care.

The Child Protection and Support Services National Minimum Data Set (CPSS NMDS), is designed to capture information on all children and young people involved in the child protection systems throughout Australia.

Collection and usage attributes

Implementation start date:

22/06/2007

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

National Child Protection and Support Services data working group (NCPASS).

Steward:

National Child Protection and Support Services data group

Origin:

Child Protection and Support Services National Minimum Data Set, Data Collection Manual, AIHW September 2005.

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Child protection and support services (CPSS) - care and protection order episode NMDS (July 2007) Community services, Superseded 01/05/2008

Child protection and support services (CPSS) - care and protection order episode NMDS pilot (2008) Community services, Standard 30/04/2008

Child protection and support services (CPSS) - notifications, investigations, and substantiations NMDS (July 2007) Community services, Superseded 01/05/2008

Child protection and support services (CPSS) - notifications, investigations, and substantiations NMDS pilot (2008) Community services, Standard 30/04/2008

Child protection and support services (CPSS) - out-of-home care NMDS (July 2007) Community services, Superseded 01/05/2008

Child protection and support services (CPSS) - out-of-home care NMDS pilot (2008) Community services, Standard 30/04/2008

Metadata items in this Data Set Specification

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
-	Date—estimate indicator, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Person—activity and participation life area, code (ICF 2001) AN[NNN]	Optional	9
-	Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
-	Person—disability group, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Person—Indigenous status, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Person—letters of family name, text XXX	Mandatory	1
-	Person—letters of given name, text XX	Mandatory	1
-	Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}	Mandatory	1
-	Person—need for assistance with activities in a life area, code N	Optional	9
-	Person—person identifier, (child protection and support services) NX[X(13)]	Mandatory	1
-	Person—sex, code N	Mandatory	1