❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on reported and investigated child abuse cases between June and August 2010, broken down by district and type of abuse. The answer provides the requested data, acknowledging data migration limitations and changes to reporting frameworks.
AnsweredQoN 2857Legislative Council
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For the period 1 June 2010 to 31 August 2010, what were the number of -
(a) reports of suspected child sexual abuse received, by district and by category of mandated reporter;
(b) suspected child sexual abuse investigations recorded during that month;
(c) individuals charged as a result of a report of suspected child sexual abuse;
(d) reports of suspected child abuse by district in the categories of, -
(i) neglect;
(ii) physical abuse; and
(iii) emotional abuse; and
(iv) in relation to (c), what were the nature of these charges?
(a) reports of suspected child sexual abuse received, by district and by category of mandated reporter;
(b) suspected child sexual abuse investigations recorded during that month;
(c) individuals charged as a result of a report of suspected child sexual abuse;
(d) reports of suspected child abuse by district in the categories of, -
(i) neglect;
(ii) physical abuse; and
(iii) emotional abuse; and
(iv) in relation to (c), what were the nature of these charges?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
49 days
The response should be read in conjunction with the following:
The Department for Child Protection has recently implemented a new client system and there is ongoing data quality work to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data migration from the previous client system.
Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
In March 2010, the Department for Child Protection implemented a new assessment and investigation framework.
In the context of this question, the term "reports" equate to an
Initial Inquiry
.
Initial inquiries
are made for the purposes of determining whether action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child's wellbeing. If there are concerns for a child, a
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment
is initiated.
The previously named
Assessment for Concern for a Child
equates to a new
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment
. The purpose of a safety and wellbeing assessment is to assess the current circumstances of the child and family, as these relate to risks, harm, future danger, safety, wellbeing and protective concerns, in order to determine whether further actions should be taken to safeguard or promote the child's wellbeing.
The previously named
Investigation
equates to a
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with a harm assessment.
A harm assessment is completed, as part of the safety and wellbeing assessment, for concerns relating to abuse and neglect where significant harm or risk of significant harm is suspected.
(a) During the period 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2010, there were 608 reports of suspected child sexual abuse arising from mandatory reports.
- Armadale District 60
- Cannington District 42
- East Kimberley District 29
- Fremantle District 24
- Goldfields District 38
- Great Southern District 26
- Joondalup District 38
- Midland District 68
- Mirrabooka District 31
- Murchison District 40
- Mandurah District 29
- Perth District 28
- Pilbara District 24
- Rockingham District 43
- Southwest District 32
- West Kimberley District 24
- Wheatbelt District 23
- District not recorded 9
By referrer:
- Doctor 87
- Midwife 1
- Nurse 43
- Police Officer 288
- Teacher or Principal 189
(b) During the period 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2010, there were 425 safety and wellbeing assessments with a harm assessment where the concern category related to suspected child sexual harm.
By district:
- Armadale District 39
- Cannington District 32
- Crisis Care District 21
- East Kimberley District 3
- Fremantle District 17
- Goldfields District 21
- Great Southern District 17
- Joondalup District 33
- Midland District 32
- Mirrabooka District 59
- Murchison District 28
- Mandurah District 45
- Perth District 13
- Pilbara District 8
- Rockingham District 5
- Southwest District 27
- West Kimberley District 6
- Wheatbelt District 19
(c) These data are not collected in the Department for Child Protection's client information system. Questions regarding charges should be referred to the Minister for Police.
(d) Between 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2010, the number of initial inquiries for child concerns received for the following primary natures of concern were:
- neglect (482 initial inquiries),
- physical harm (350 initial inquiries),
- emotional harm (214 initial inquiries),
(i) The 482 initial inquiries relating to neglect were received by the following districts:
- Armadale District 24
- Cannington District 36
- Crisis Care District 27
- East Kimberley District 34
- Fremantle District 9
- Goldfields District 41
- Great Southern District 15
- Joondalup District 46
- Midland District 26
- Mirrabooka District 79
- Murchison District 34
- Mandurah District 35
- Perth District 21
- Pilbara District 7
- Rockingham District 15
- Southwest District 24
- West Kimberley District 4
- Wheatbelt District 5
(ii) The 350 initial inquiries relating to physical harm were received by the following districts:
- Armadale District 24
- Cannington District 44
- Crisis Care District 21
- East Kimberley District 6
- Fremantle District 28
- Goldfields District 26
- Great Southern District 13
- Joondalup District 21
- Midland District 26
- Mirrabooka District 27
- Murchison District 20
- Mandurah District 26
- Perth District 10
- Pilbara District 16
- Rockingham District 7
- Southwest District 19
- West Kimberley District 7
- Wheatbelt District 9
(iii) The 214 initial inquiries relating to emotional harm were received by the following districts:
- Armadale District 2
- Cannington District 22
- Crisis Care District 8
- East Kimberley District 3
- Fremantle District 22
- Goldfields District 22
- Great Southern District 19
- Joondalup District 15
- Midland District 12
- Mirrabooka District 28
- Murchison District 15
- Mandurah District 15
- Perth District 8
- Pilbara District 10
- Rockingham District 5
- Southwest District 6
- West Kimberley District 2
(iv) Refer to (c).
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The Department for Child Protection has recently implemented a new client system and there is ongoing data quality work to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data migration from the previous client system.
Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
In March 2010, the Department for Child Protection implemented a new assessment and investigation framework.
In the context of this question, the term "reports" equate to an
Initial Inquiry
.
Initial inquiries
are made for the purposes of determining whether action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child's wellbeing. If there are concerns for a child, a
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment
is initiated.
The previously named
Assessment for Concern for a Child
equates to a new
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment
. The purpose of a safety and wellbeing assessment is to assess the current circumstances of the child and family, as these relate to risks, harm, future danger, safety, wellbeing and protective concerns, in order to determine whether further actions should be taken to safeguard or promote the child's wellbeing.
The previously named
Investigation
equates to a
Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with a harm assessment.
A harm assessment is completed, as part of the safety and wellbeing assessment, for concerns relating to abuse and neglect where significant harm or risk of significant harm is suspected.
(a) During the period 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2010, there were 608 reports of suspected child sexual abuse arising from mandatory reports.
- Armadale District 60
- Cannington District 42
- East Kimberley District 29
- Fremantle District 24
- Goldfields District 38
- Great Southern District 26
- Joondalup District 38
- Midland District 68
- Mirrabooka District 31
- Murchison District 40
- Mandurah District 29
- Perth District 28
- Pilbara District 24
- Rockingham District 43
- Southwest District 32
- West Kimberley District 24
- Wheatbelt District 23
- District not recorded 9
By referrer:
- Doctor 87
- Midwife 1
- Nurse 43
- Police Officer 288
- Teacher or Principal 189
(b) During the period 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2010, there were 425 safety and wellbeing assessments with a harm assessment where the concern category related to suspected child sexual harm.
By district:
- Armadale District 39
- Cannington District 32
- Crisis Care District 21
- East Kimberley District 3
- Fremantle District 17
- Goldfields District 21
- Great Southern District 17
- Joondalup District 33
- Midland District 32
- Mirrabooka District 59
- Murchison District 28
- Mandurah District 45
- Perth District 13
- Pilbara District 8
- Rockingham District 5
- Southwest District 27
- West Kimberley District 6
- Wheatbelt District 19
(c) These data are not collected in the Department for Child Protection's client information system. Questions regarding charges should be referred to the Minister for Police.
(d) Between 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2010, the number of initial inquiries for child concerns received for the following primary natures of concern were:
- neglect (482 initial inquiries),
- physical harm (350 initial inquiries),
- emotional harm (214 initial inquiries),
(i) The 482 initial inquiries relating to neglect were received by the following districts:
- Armadale District 24
- Cannington District 36
- Crisis Care District 27
- East Kimberley District 34
- Fremantle District 9
- Goldfields District 41
- Great Southern District 15
- Joondalup District 46
- Midland District 26
- Mirrabooka District 79
- Murchison District 34
- Mandurah District 35
- Perth District 21
- Pilbara District 7
- Rockingham District 15
- Southwest District 24
- West Kimberley District 4
- Wheatbelt District 5
(ii) The 350 initial inquiries relating to physical harm were received by the following districts:
- Armadale District 24
- Cannington District 44
- Crisis Care District 21
- East Kimberley District 6
- Fremantle District 28
- Goldfields District 26
- Great Southern District 13
- Joondalup District 21
- Midland District 26
- Mirrabooka District 27
- Murchison District 20
- Mandurah District 26
- Perth District 10
- Pilbara District 16
- Rockingham District 7
- Southwest District 19
- West Kimberley District 7
- Wheatbelt District 9
(iii) The 214 initial inquiries relating to emotional harm were received by the following districts:
- Armadale District 2
- Cannington District 22
- Crisis Care District 8
- East Kimberley District 3
- Fremantle District 22
- Goldfields District 22
- Great Southern District 19
- Joondalup District 15
- Midland District 12
- Mirrabooka District 28
- Murchison District 15
- Mandurah District 15
- Perth District 8
- Pilbara District 10
- Rockingham District 5
- Southwest District 6
- West Kimberley District 2
(iv) Refer to (c).
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