❓ Question regarding the allocation of resources within the Mid-West Victim Support Service, specifically concerning counselling services and other forms of assistance provided to victims of crime. The response clarifies the services offered beyond counselling.
AnsweredQoN 589Legislative Council
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VICTIMS OF CRIME — MID-WEST COUNSELLING SERVICE 589. Hon BRIAN ELLIS to the minister representing the Attorney General: I refer to the Attorney General’s response to my question 547 on 3 June 2008 advising that the Victim Support Service in the mid-west provides 22.5 hours of counselling a week. (1) Given that the Attorney General advised that 24 individuals or groups received therapeutic counselling during the year ending 30 April 2008, that only four of these people had more than one counselling session and that most counselling sessions lasted between one and 1.5 hours — (a) were at least three quarters of the total annual hours available through the Victim Support Service spent on duties other than therapeutic counselling; and (b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008? (2) Without naming the persons, what criminal offences or alleged criminal offences had been perpetrated on the 24 individuals or groups who sought therapeutic counselling, and how many were referred to other agencies for further counselling? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
VICTIMS OF CRIME — MID-WEST COUNSELLING SERVICE
I refer to the Attorney General’s response to my question 547 on 3 June 2008 advising that the Victim Support Service in the mid-west provides 22.5 hours of counselling a week. (1) Given that the Attorney General advised that 24 individuals or groups received therapeutic counselling during the year ending 30 April 2008, that only four of these people had more than one counselling session and that most counselling sessions lasted between one and 1.5 hours — (a) were at least three quarters of the total annual hours available through the Victim Support Service spent on duties other than therapeutic counselling; and (b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008? (2) Without naming the persons, what criminal offences or alleged criminal offences had been perpetrated on the 24 individuals or groups who sought therapeutic counselling, and how many were referred to other agencies for further counselling? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
(1) Given that the Attorney General advised that 24 individuals or groups received therapeutic counselling during the year ending 30 April 2008, that only four of these people had more than one counselling session and that most counselling sessions lasted between one and 1.5 hours — (a) were at least three quarters of the total annual hours available through the Victim Support Service spent on duties other than therapeutic counselling; and (b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008? (2) Without naming the persons, what criminal offences or alleged criminal offences had been perpetrated on the 24 individuals or groups who sought therapeutic counselling, and how many were referred to other agencies for further counselling? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
(b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
(1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
VICTIMS OF CRIME — MID-WEST COUNSELLING SERVICE
I refer to the Attorney General’s response to my question 547 on 3 June 2008 advising that the Victim Support Service in the mid-west provides 22.5 hours of counselling a week. (1) Given that the Attorney General advised that 24 individuals or groups received therapeutic counselling during the year ending 30 April 2008, that only four of these people had more than one counselling session and that most counselling sessions lasted between one and 1.5 hours — (a) were at least three quarters of the total annual hours available through the Victim Support Service spent on duties other than therapeutic counselling; and (b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008? (2) Without naming the persons, what criminal offences or alleged criminal offences had been perpetrated on the 24 individuals or groups who sought therapeutic counselling, and how many were referred to other agencies for further counselling? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
(1) Given that the Attorney General advised that 24 individuals or groups received therapeutic counselling during the year ending 30 April 2008, that only four of these people had more than one counselling session and that most counselling sessions lasted between one and 1.5 hours — (a) were at least three quarters of the total annual hours available through the Victim Support Service spent on duties other than therapeutic counselling; and (b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008? (2) Without naming the persons, what criminal offences or alleged criminal offences had been perpetrated on the 24 individuals or groups who sought therapeutic counselling, and how many were referred to other agencies for further counselling? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
(b) if so, in general terms, what other services were provided to the 180 clients assisted in the year to 30 April 2008?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
(1) (a) Yes. (b) Other services to clients include provision of information about other relevant services; referrals to other support services; assistance in writing and submitting victim impact statements to courts and other decision-making bodies; court preparation and court support for victims required to give evidence; information about court proceedings; assistance in obtaining information about police investigations; support to victims making applications for restraining orders; assistance with inquiries about criminal injuries compensation; helping victims understand their rights within the criminal justice system; and provision of information on the status of convicted offenders in WA through the victim notification register. (2) Specific details of all the offences perpetrated against victims receiving counselling and the details of the number of victims referred to other agencies for further counselling are not available.
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