Client Information Management System Upgrade

Directorate: Strategy and Engagement, Youth Justice

Division: Child Protection Permanency District and Youth Justice

Project summary

Focus Area:

• Improving access to mainstream services through better systems and processes

Project objective

• Upgrade CIMS to capture information relating to the disability and support needs of each young person fully and accurately.

Why is this important?

Upgrade will ensure disability related data is stored consistently and accurately and will allow for improved data collection relating to young people with disability. It will also enable Youth Justice (YJ) to identify and response appropriately, in partnership with key stakeholders, for the benefit of young people in contact with YJ. Upgrade will be designed to align with current NDIS data requirements. 

What will success look like?

New systems and supporting information and training are implemented

CIMS data more accurately reflects disability in the Youth Justice custodial population

Planned actions

1. Confirm fields and definitions
2. Changes added to the CIMS change pipeline
3. CIMS upgraded
4. Accompanying policy & procedures updated
5. Staff training and development

Status report

Current Status: Completed

Date: June 2022

Status Notes:

Upgrade of CIMS disability tab and associated training was released December 21

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