Victoria’s child protection database missing hundreds of children’s addresses, review finds

How are you supposed to help kids if you literally don't know where they live?' asks opposition

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The addresses of hundreds of vulnerable children and young people are missing from the Victorian government's child protection database, according to a report by the state's auditor general.

The report, tabled in parliament on Wednesday, found the IT system used by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) was incomplete, inaccurate and inconsistent" and does not readily give the most current and complete information on vulnerable Victorian children".

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