Person—person identifier, child protection NX[X(11)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Child protection person identifier
Synonymous names:	Client ID; Carer ID
METEOR identifier:	459397
Registration status:	Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
Definition:	A combination of alphanumeric characters that uniquely identifies a child or carer in the child protection and support services system within a state or territory.
Data Element Concept:	Person—person identifier

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Identifier

Data type:

String

Format:

NX[X(11)]

Maximum character length:

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
97	Not applicable

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

A state and territory identifier should be the first character of the ID (N), according to the following Australian Bureau of Statistics' standard:

1. New South Wales

2. Victoria

3. Queensland

4. South Australia

5. Western Australia

6. Tasmania

7. Northern Territory

8. Australian Capital Territory

Note that 9. Other Territories (i.e. Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory are not separately identified in the child protection data collection.

All alphabetic characters must be in uppercase.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

This identifier is used to identify a child or a carer across the child protection system.

The unique client identifier should be assigned by the state or territory department responsible for child protection when the child or carer first comes in contact with the department. The same unique identifier should be retained across time.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2013. Child Protection National Minimum Data Set, data collection manual 2012-13. Canberra: AIHW.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Care and protection order (CPO) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 10/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client) within a State or Territory. The person ID in the Care and protection order file must appear in the Child Protection client file.

Care and protection order (CPO) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client) within a State or Territory. The person ID in the Care and protection order file must appear in the Child Protection client file.

Care and protection order (CPO) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client) within a State or Territory. The person ID in the Care and protection order file must appear in the Child Protection client file.

Care and protection order (CPO) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client) within a State or Territory. The person ID in the Care and protection order file must appear in the Child Protection client file.

Care and protection order (CPO) file cluster Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client) within a State or Territory. The person ID in the Care and protection order file must appear in the Child Protection client file.

Care and protection order (CPO) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2017 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client) within a State or Territory. The person ID in the Care and protection order file must appear in the Child Protection client file.

Carer demographics file cluster Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 10/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier is the identifier of the carer.

Carer household authorisation file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 19/03/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier is the Carer ID and is recorded for each individual carer authorised to provide care in a carer household (e.g. Carer ID 1, Carer ID 2, Carer ID 3, etc).

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 09/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 10/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2017 *DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

Living arrangements for children under care (LA) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID. The person ID in the Living arrangements file must appear in the Client file.

National out-of-home care standards (NOOHCS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014 *DSS specific information:* This identifier is for the child.

National out-of-home care standards (NOOHCS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015 *DSS specific information:* This identifier is for the child.

National out-of-home care standards (NOOHCS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016 *DSS specific information:* This identifier is for the child.

National out-of-home care standards (NOOHCS) file cluster Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* This identifier is for the child.

National out-of-home care standards (NOOHCS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2017 *DSS specific information:* This identifier is for the child.

National Out-of-Home Care Standards (NOOHCS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Incomplete 22/08/2012

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* This identifier is for the child.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 09/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2013 *DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2012 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014 *DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015 *DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016 *DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2017 *DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Notifications, investigations, and substantiations (NIS) file cluster Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The identifier should match the child's identifier in the Child protection (CP) client file cluster.

Safety in care (SC) file cluster Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID.

Safety in care (SC) file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The person identifier (ID) is the identifier for the child (the child protection client). Each ID is used by only one client and each client has only one ID.

Sibling file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +