Hon. Stephen Dawson asks about the number of pre-birth safety plans implemented in 2013-14 and how many resulted in subsequent protection applications. The Minister provides figures for the period between July 1, 2013, and February 19, 2014.

AnsweredQoN 50Legislative Council
Asked
20 February 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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PRE-BIRTH SAFETY
PLANS
50. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the pre-birth safety plans prepared in cases in
which an unborn baby is at risk of being harmed by its parents after birth. How
many babies have been involved in pre-birth plans in 2013–14 to date;
and, of those, how many babies required a subsequent protection application?

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I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
A total of 183 children were subject to pre-birth planning
from l July 2013 until 19 February 2014. Of these, 24 children were then
subject to a protection application being lodged in the ChildrenXXX ###XXXs
Court of Western Australia.

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