❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection notifications and safety/wellbeing assessments between March and May 2015, broken down by district, mandated reporter category, and type of harm.
AnsweredQoN 3247Legislative Council
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(1) For the period 1 March 2015 to 31 May 2015, 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 March 2015 to 31 May 2015, what was the number of safety and wellbeing assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm of: (a) neglect; (b) sexual abuse; (c) physical abuse; and (d) emotional abuse?
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Answered
8 September 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
84 days
(1) For the period 1 March 2015 to 31 May 2015, there were 875 child protection notifications in relation to suspected child sexual abuse in the following districts:
Armadale - 59
Cannington - 57
Crisis Care - 135
East Kimberley - 9
Fremantle - 24
Goldfields - 64
Great Southern - 27
Joondalup - 61
Midland - 29
Mirrabooka - 36
Murchison - 60
Peel - 42
Perth - 40
Pilbara - 58
Rockingham - 63
South West - 48
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 45.
By category of mandated reporter:
Doctor - 104
Midwife - 6
Nurse - 59
Police officer - 234
Teacher or principal - 184
Non-mandated reporter - 288.
(2) Between 1 March 2015 to 31 May 2015, there were 3,132 Safety and Wellbeing Assessments in the following districts:
Armadale - 247
Cannington - 223
Crisis Care - 167
East Kimberley - 90
Fremantle - 128
Goldfields - 116
Great Southern - 199
Joondalup - 182
Midland - 162
Mirrabooka - 206
Murchison - 133
Peel - 144
Perth - 133
Pilbara - 245
Rockingham - 314
South West - 179
West Kimberley - 88
Wheatbelt - 176.
By category of harm:
(a) Neglect - 1,083
(b) Sexual abuse - 941
(c) Physical abuse - 1,016
(d) Emotional/psychological abuse - 1,391.
Armadale - 59
Cannington - 57
Crisis Care - 135
East Kimberley - 9
Fremantle - 24
Goldfields - 64
Great Southern - 27
Joondalup - 61
Midland - 29
Mirrabooka - 36
Murchison - 60
Peel - 42
Perth - 40
Pilbara - 58
Rockingham - 63
South West - 48
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 45.
By category of mandated reporter:
Doctor - 104
Midwife - 6
Nurse - 59
Police officer - 234
Teacher or principal - 184
Non-mandated reporter - 288.
(2) Between 1 March 2015 to 31 May 2015, there were 3,132 Safety and Wellbeing Assessments in the following districts:
Armadale - 247
Cannington - 223
Crisis Care - 167
East Kimberley - 90
Fremantle - 128
Goldfields - 116
Great Southern - 199
Joondalup - 182
Midland - 162
Mirrabooka - 206
Murchison - 133
Peel - 144
Perth - 133
Pilbara - 245
Rockingham - 314
South West - 179
West Kimberley - 88
Wheatbelt - 176.
By category of harm:
(a) Neglect - 1,083
(b) Sexual abuse - 941
(c) Physical abuse - 1,016
(d) Emotional/psychological abuse - 1,391.
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