❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about child protection inquiries and assessments related to suspected child sexual abuse and other harms between December 2010 and February 2011. The Minister provides detailed data on initial inquiries, safety and wellbeing assessments, and harm categories by district and referrer type. No charges were laid as a result of these assessments.
AnsweredQoN 3766Legislative Council
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(1) For the period 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011, what was the number of initial inquiries in relation to suspected child sexual abuse received by district and by category of mandated referrer?
(2) For the period 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011 what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm -
(a) neglect;
(b) sexual;
(c) physical abuse; and
(d) emotional abuse?
(3) Has WA Police notified the Department of Child Protection that charges had been in respect of any of the Safety and Wellbeing Assessments recorded in the period 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011?
(4) If yes to (3), how many individuals were charged and what was the nature of these charges?
(2) For the period 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011 what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm -
(a) neglect;
(b) sexual;
(c) physical abuse; and
(d) emotional abuse?
(3) Has WA Police notified the Department of Child Protection that charges had been in respect of any of the Safety and Wellbeing Assessments recorded in the period 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011?
(4) If yes to (3), how many individuals were charged and what was the nature of these charges?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
12 days
(1) There were 717 initial inquires for child between 1 December 2010 and 28 February 2011 where the primary concern was sexual abuse, in the following districts:
Armadale - 41
Cannington - 31
Crisis Care - 170
East Kimberley - 13
Fremantle - 26
Goldfields - 27
Great Southern - 14
Joondalup - 71
Midland - 53
Mirrabooka - 60
Murchison - 44
Peel - 21
Perth -21
Pilbara - 31
Rockingham - 42
Southwest - 32
West Kimberley - 15
Wheatbelt - 5
By category of mandated referrer:
Doctor - 73
Midwife - 1
Nurse - 49
Police officer - 292
Teacher or principal - 81
Non-mandated referrers - 221.
(2) There were 1,106 safety and wellbeing assessments with harm assessments commenced between 1 December 2010 and 28 February 2011, in the following districts:
Armadale - 119
Cannington - 78
Crisis Care - 28
East Kimberley - 23
Fremantle - 61
Goldfields - 58
Great Southern - 19
Joondalup - 114
Midland - 72
Mirrabooka - 77
Murchison - 68
Peel - 49
Perth - 52
Pilbara - 90
Rockingham - 43
Southwest - 97
West Kimberley - 25
Wheatbelt - 33
By category of harm:
(a) neglect - 421
(b) sexual - 322
(c) physical - 340
(d) emotional/psychological - 303.
When disaggregated by harm type, the number of safety and wellbeing assessments exceeds the total as an assessment may include more than one harm type.
(3) No.
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Armadale - 41
Cannington - 31
Crisis Care - 170
East Kimberley - 13
Fremantle - 26
Goldfields - 27
Great Southern - 14
Joondalup - 71
Midland - 53
Mirrabooka - 60
Murchison - 44
Peel - 21
Perth -21
Pilbara - 31
Rockingham - 42
Southwest - 32
West Kimberley - 15
Wheatbelt - 5
By category of mandated referrer:
Doctor - 73
Midwife - 1
Nurse - 49
Police officer - 292
Teacher or principal - 81
Non-mandated referrers - 221.
(2) There were 1,106 safety and wellbeing assessments with harm assessments commenced between 1 December 2010 and 28 February 2011, in the following districts:
Armadale - 119
Cannington - 78
Crisis Care - 28
East Kimberley - 23
Fremantle - 61
Goldfields - 58
Great Southern - 19
Joondalup - 114
Midland - 72
Mirrabooka - 77
Murchison - 68
Peel - 49
Perth - 52
Pilbara - 90
Rockingham - 43
Southwest - 97
West Kimberley - 25
Wheatbelt - 33
By category of harm:
(a) neglect - 421
(b) sexual - 322
(c) physical - 340
(d) emotional/psychological - 303.
When disaggregated by harm type, the number of safety and wellbeing assessments exceeds the total as an assessment may include more than one harm type.
(3) No.
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