❓ Hon Jacqui Boydell asks about the number of children in care and their interactions with police in Pilbara towns. The Minister provides some data on children in care but states that information on police interactions is not readily available due to administrative burden.
AnsweredQoN 2160Legislative Council
Asked
16 May 2019
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Pilbara towns of Newman, Port Hedland, Karratha, Tom Price and Newman, and I ask: (a) will the Minister provide the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) for each of those locations annually for the past five years; (b) on how many occasions in the past five years have children in the care of the State in the above locations had recorded or reportable interactions or incidences with police; and (c) will the Minister outline what, if any, response came from DCP on each of the occasions in (b)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 June 2019
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
14 days
(a) The number of children in the care of the Department of Communities (Communities), including its predecessors prior to July 2017 in the towns of Karratha and Tom Price are listed jointly under ‘other towns’ and not individually itemised as the low number may lead to the identification of these children. Additionally, the numbers provided for Port Hedland include both Port Hedland and South Headland.
On 20 May 2019, there were 96 children under the care of Communities in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2018, there were 94 children under the care of Communities in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2017, there were 100 children under the care of the then Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2016, there were 90 children under the care of the then Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2015, there were 116 children under the care of the then Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following Pilbara towns:
(b-c) The information requested is not readily available from Communities’ child protection information system. As this information is held on individual case files, it would impose a significant administrative burden on Communities to source this data.
On 20 May 2019, there were 96 children under the care of Communities in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2018, there were 94 children under the care of Communities in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2017, there were 100 children under the care of the then Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2016, there were 90 children under the care of the then Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following Pilbara towns:
On 30 June 2015, there were 116 children under the care of the then Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following Pilbara towns:
(b-c) The information requested is not readily available from Communities’ child protection information system. As this information is held on individual case files, it would impose a significant administrative burden on Communities to source this data.
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