Department for Child Protection (Western Australia)

Department of Child Protection
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2007
Preceding agencies
Dissolved1 July 2017
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Western Australia
Websitewww.dcp.wa.gov.au

The Department for Child Protection was part of the Government of Western Australia.

It was created in response to a critical review of the Department of Community Development in January 2007.[1][2] At the time of its establishment, the government also mandated reporting of child sexual abuse.

In July 2017, the department was amalgamated with the Department of Housing, the Department of Local Government and Communities and the Disability Services Commission to form the Department of Communities.[3]

  1. ^ "AU WA A1504 - Department for Child Protection". State Records Office of WA. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Media Statements - Statements - Government response to Ford Review to revolutionise". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ "WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments". The Mandarin. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.