❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding suicide attempts, self-harm incidents, and out-of-cell hours at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for September 2024. The Minister provided the requested data in tabular form.
AnsweredQoN 1174Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION
CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES —SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM INCIDENTS
AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1174. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. Will
the minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for September 2024?
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours.
(3) The number of occasions a young
person spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of occasions a young
person spent four or more hours out of their cell.
CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES —SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM INCIDENTS
AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1174. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. Will
the minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for September 2024?
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours.
(3) The number of occasions a young
person spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of occasions a young
person spent four or more hours out of their cell.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The answer to the question is in tabular form. I seek
leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Answer(1)
Table 1. Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and
30 September 2024.
�
September
2024
Attempted
Suicide
9
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
50
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 30 September 2024.
�
September
2024
Attempted
Suicide
1
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
2
(2) Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 30 September 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
September
2024
10
hrs 27 mins
7
hrs 17 mins
some notice of the question. The answer to the question is in tabular form. I seek
leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Answer(1)
Table 1. Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and
30 September 2024.
�
September
2024
Attempted
Suicide
9
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
50
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 30 September 2024.
�
September
2024
Attempted
Suicide
1
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
2
(2) Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 30 September 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
September
2024
10
hrs 27 mins
7
hrs 17 mins
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