WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection notifications and safety/wellbeing assessments between June and August 2014, broken down by district and mandated reporter/harm category.

AnsweredQoN 1644Legislative Council
Asked
11 September 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) For the period 1 June 2014 to 31 August 2014, 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 June 2014 to 31 August 2014, what was the number of safety and wellbeing assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm of: (a) neglect; (b) sexual; (c) physical abuse; and (d) emotional abuse?

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Answered
21 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
40 days
(1) For the period 1 June 2014 to 31 August 2014, there were 982 child protection notifications in relation to suspected child sexual abuse, in the following districts:
Armadale - 59
Cannington - 47
Crisis Care - 187
East Kimberley - 32
Fremantle - 27
Goldfields - 33
Great Southern - 43
Joondalup - 70
Midland - 44
Mirrabooka - 39
Murchison - 54
Peel - 45
Perth - 49
Pilbara - 60
Rockingham - 93
South West - 48
West Kimberley - 31
Wheatbelt - 21.
By category of mandated reporter:
Doctor - 76
Midwife - 3
Nurse - 59
Police officer - 292
Teacher or principal - 254.
(2) For the period 1 June 2014 to 31 August 2014, there were 3,845 safety and wellbeing assessments, in the following districts:
Armadale - 230
Cannington - 274
Crisis Care - 289
East Kimberley - 103
Fremantle - 159
Goldfields - 114
Great Southern - 261
Joondalup - 214
Midland - 279
Mirrabooka - 189
Murchison - 231
Peel - 175
Perth - 182
Pilbara - 283
Rockingham - 298
South West - 254
West Kimberley - 87
Wheatbelt - 223.
By category of harm:
(a) Neglect - 1,472
(b) Sexual - 1,030
(c) Physical - 1,124
(d) Emotional/psychological - 1,531.

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