❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection about the whereabouts of children in care who are unaccounted for or missing, and whether they have been victims of crime. The Minister provides updated figures on the status of these children.
AnsweredQoN 1177Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN IN CARE —
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
1177. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to my question
without notice 1106.
(1) Has the child that the
department reported to WA Police as a missing person been found?
(2) Have the two children recorded
as ''unaccounted for—not in contact'' been found?
(3) Are the
whereabouts of the six children recorded as ''unaccounted for—in
contact'' now known?
(4) For how many
days were the whereabouts of the nine children unknown and have any reports
been received of the children being victims of crime during this period?
(5) How many
children who are in the care of the CEO have their whereabouts currently
recorded as —
(a) unaccounted
for—in contact;
(b) unaccounted
for—not in contact; and
(c) missing?
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
1177. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to my question
without notice 1106.
(1) Has the child that the
department reported to WA Police as a missing person been found?
(2) Have the two children recorded
as ''unaccounted for—not in contact'' been found?
(3) Are the
whereabouts of the six children recorded as ''unaccounted for—in
contact'' now known?
(4) For how many
days were the whereabouts of the nine children unknown and have any reports
been received of the children being victims of crime during this period?
(5) How many
children who are in the care of the CEO have their whereabouts currently
recorded as —
(a) unaccounted
for—in contact;
(b) unaccounted
for—not in contact; and
(c) missing?
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 as at 15 October 2024.
(1) Yes, and has since been listed
as ''missing''.
(2) Yes.
(3) Five of the
young people's whereabouts are now known. One young person remains
unaccounted for—in contact.
(4) There were
seven children unaccounted for—in contact for 21, 32, 40 and 116 days.
One young person remains unaccounted for—in contact for 32 days. Four
children remain unaccounted for—not in contact for four days; and missing, four days. There have been no known reports
of children being victims of crime . Generally, reporting of crimes may
also be delayed for a variety of reasons.
(5) There are —
(a) six;
(b) three; and
(c) two.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of Communities
advises the following as at 15 October 2024.
(1) Yes, and has since been listed
as ''missing''.
(2) Yes.
(3) Five of the
young people's whereabouts are now known. One young person remains
unaccounted for—in contact.
(4) There were
seven children unaccounted for—in contact for 21, 32, 40 and 116 days.
One young person remains unaccounted for—in contact for 32 days. Four
children remain unaccounted for—not in contact for four days; and missing, four days. There have been no known reports
of children being victims of crime . Generally, reporting of crimes may
also be delayed for a variety of reasons.
(5) There are —
(a) six;
(b) three; and
(c) two.
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