Child—current leaving care plan indicator, yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
• Community Services (retired), Incomplete 22/08/2012

Source and reference attributes

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

• ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
• Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
• Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012
• Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
• Early Childhood, Recorded 26/10/2011
• Health, Standard 07/03/2014
• Homelessness, Recorded 26/10/2011
• Housing assistance, Recorded 26/10/2011

Representational attributes

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1 Yes

Use if the child had a current, documented and approved leaving care plan at 30 June in the reference period.

CODE 2 No

Use if the child did not have a current, documented and approved leaving care plan at 30 June in the reference period.

CODE 7 Not applicable

Use if the child was not required to have current, documented and approved leaving care plan at 30 June in the reference period.

CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Use if it is unknown whether a current, documented and approved leaving care plan was in place on the night of 30 June in the reference period.

If the child was required to have a leaving care plan on the night of 30 June (code 1 was entered for 'leaving care plan required indicator'), code 1, 2 or 9 should be recorded for this item.

Code 9 should only be recorded if it was unknown whether a plan was in place on the night of 30 June in the reference period.

If code 2, 7 or 9 was recorded for 'leaving care plan required indicator', then code 7 should be recorded for this item.

A leaving care plan to assist transition from care to independent living must commence from when the young person turns 15 years of age. This count includes people who are aged 15 years on the night of 30 June of the reference year.

Note that in Victoria transition from care planning commences 12 months prior to the intended time the child/young person will leave care—as such, not all children aged 15 years currently require a leaving care plan.

Source and reference attributes

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2013. Child protection national minimum data set, data collection manual 2012-13. Canberra: AIHW.

Relational attributes