VPRS 16713 Child Protection Case Files, Client and Services Information System, CASIS, [Children, Youth and Families Division]

Full description

Records in this series were created to document activities carried out in the administration and application of regulatory and legislative requirements associated with the provision of welfare services for children and young people in Victoria. The records document the individual history of children and young people under the age of eighteen, who were admitted to the care, custody and control of the State.

The Department (VA 3092 & VA 3970) was responsible for the control and supervision of children and young persons in need of care and protection, including wardship, foster care, adoption, protection of infants, child employment, child migrant welfare, and refugee minor programs.

The series documents the Department's compliance with the requirement to register and respond to reports relating to the welfare of children and young people. The files record the case history of a child who received child protection services.

Information recorded includes:
- Notification/s and investigations leading to intake,
- Client Identifier (ID) and personal details,
- Family details including addresses, names and relationships,
- Transcript of interviews and meetings,
- Requests for reports and assessments,
- Management and action plans,
- Reports of in-home monitoring of the child and family,
- Applications for the transfer of custody of the child under a court order and subsequent custody orders,
- Reports from Out of Home Service Providers and /or carers,
- Medical reports,
- Incident report copies,
- Other progress or situational reports.