A parliamentary question addresses the abuse of state wards in foster care, revealing substantiated allegations against 12 children between March and September 2005. Information regarding criminal records of relative carers was not provided due to time constraints.

AnsweredQoN 623Legislative Council
Asked
14 September 2005
Portfolio
Community Development

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I refer to the abuse of state wards in foster care. (1) Were any state wards abused in foster care from March 2005 to September 2005? (2) If yes, how many, and what was the nature of the abuse? (3) Of the 267 relative carers who have had criminal record checks, how many have a criminal record? Hon KATE DOUST

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
(1) Were any state wards abused in foster care from March 2005 to September 2005? (2) If yes, how many, and what was the nature of the abuse? (3) Of the 267 relative carers who have had criminal record checks, how many have a criminal record? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
(2) If yes, how many, and what was the nature of the abuse? (3) Of the 267 relative carers who have had criminal record checks, how many have a criminal record? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
(3) Of the 267 relative carers who have had criminal record checks, how many have a criminal record? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
(1) Yes. (2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
(2) There have been substantiated allegations of abuse against 12 children, five of which were physical, two were emotional, two were sexual and three were neglect. (3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.
(3) This information cannot be provided in the required time frame.

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