Child—care arrangements, care and protection order code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Care arrangements (care and protection order)
Synonymous names:	Living arrangement (care and protection order)
METEOR identifier:	367626
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 [Non Dictionary] Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010
Definition:	The type of a care arrangement in which a child lives, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Child—care arrangements

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

N[N]

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Residential care
2	Family group home
3	Relative(s)/kin who are reimbursed
4	Foster care
5	Other home-based care (reimbursed)
6	Relative(s)/kin who are not reimbursed
7	Independent living
8	Other living arrangements
9	Parents

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
99	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Residential care

Where placement is in a residential building where the purpose is to provide placements for children and where there are paid staff.

CODE 2 Family group home

Family group homes provide care to children in a departmentally or community sector agency provided home. These homes have live-in, non-salaried carers who are reimbursed and/or subsidised for the provision of care.

CODE 3 Relatives/kin who are reimbursed

Includes family members (other than parents) or a person well known to the child and/or family (based on a pre-existing relationship) who is reimbursed by the state/territory.

CODE 4 Foster care

Includes situations in which a child is living with foster parent(s) who receive a foster care allowance from a government or non-government organisation for the care of a child (excluding children in family group homes)

CODE 5 Other home based care (reimbursed)

Any other type of reimbursed home-based care that does not fit into the above categories.

CODE 6 Relative/kin who are not reimbursed

Includes family members (other than parents) or a person well known to the child and/or family (based on a pre-existing relationship) who ARE NOT reimbursed by the state/territory.

CODE 7 Independent living

This includes private board and lead-tenant households.

CODE 8 Other living arrangements

This includes any living arrangements not mentioned above.

CODE 9 Parents

Includes natural or adoptive parents of the child.

CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Is used when the family in which a child lives in not recorded or is unknown.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

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

Origin:

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

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:

This item is for children who were on a care and protection order during the financial year. This item should be filled in for all children, regardless of when they came into care.

If the child was not on an order at 30 June, this should be left blank. This refers to the usual place of residence of the child, as stated in the case plan. If the child is absent, either planned or unplanned, the usual place of residence should still be recorded.