• Archival Series

Files relating to children under departmental supervision, Social Welfare Department and Predecessors

To access these records

Please contact the Freedom of Information Team at the Department for Child Protection:

Phone: (08) 8226 4399

Postal address: GPO Box 1072, Adelaide SA 5001

Email: DCP.FOI@sa.gov.au

Website, Out-of-Home Care information: https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/research-and-publications/freedom-information/provision-information-care-leavers

Website, Adoptions information: https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/support-and-guidance/adoption-processes/applying-for-adoption-information

Reference Number

Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRG29/108

Details

This series of ‘files relating to children under departmental supervision’ (GRG 29/108) covering the years 1950 to 1978 follows on from GRG 29/123 which covers the years 1920-1950. These files were a series of correspondence dockets on different subjects created when necessary. Each docket relates to a child who was under departmental care. Unfortunately due to policies related to privacy in the 1970s, many of the files in this series from 1973 onwards were destroyed. Only a 5% sample of the files that post-date 1973 have been retained.

Access Conditions

Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in these records have a right to access information about themselves. To request access to these records please contact the Department for Child Protection Freedom of Information team.

Records

Each docket carried a reference made up of a number and the year in which it was create so for example 1/1953 would be the first docket created in 1953 and 2/1953, the second. Sometimes a number of dockets might be created relating to one child. Each would have a different reference number.

Although each docket concerns a particular child, the name on the file is not always that of the child. Files are also titled with the name of the parent or a foster carer. This series relates to children who came into care from 1950-1978.

This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.

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