❓ Hon. Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection about children in care who have been victims of crime while missing. The Minister acknowledges the question but does not provide specific numbers due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 864Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Children in care— Child
Protection Guide
864. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for Child
Protection:
I refer to the
answer on 11 September 2025 to my question without notice 689, which confirmed
that the Child Protection Guide requires
caseworkers to establish whether a child in care was a victim of crime during
the time they were missing.
(1) Have any children in care been identified as
victims of crime during the time they were missing in this calendar year?
(2) If yes, how many?
Protection Guide
864. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for Child
Protection:
I refer to the
answer on 11 September 2025 to my question without notice 689, which confirmed
that the Child Protection Guide requires
caseworkers to establish whether a child in care was a victim of crime during
the time they were missing.
(1) Have any children in care been identified as
victims of crime during the time they were missing in this calendar year?
(2) If yes, how many?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of
Communities advises the following.
(1)–(2) All reported or disclosed
allegations or incidents relating to a child in care of being a victim of crime
are treated as a priority and investigated accordingly. These matters are
reported to senior leadership of the Department of Communities and the Western
Australia Police Force as appropriate. As the government has stated on several
occasions, providing information related to a specific cohort would require a significant
diversion of resources to crosscheck individual case files to ensure no matters
were reported following the period of each child being unaccounted for.
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of
Communities advises the following.
(1)–(2) All reported or disclosed
allegations or incidents relating to a child in care of being a victim of crime
are treated as a priority and investigated accordingly. These matters are
reported to senior leadership of the Department of Communities and the Western
Australia Police Force as appropriate. As the government has stated on several
occasions, providing information related to a specific cohort would require a significant
diversion of resources to crosscheck individual case files to ensure no matters
were reported following the period of each child being unaccounted for.
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