❓ Hon Stephen Dawson questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding discrepancies in data provided to different departments concerning admissions of young people in care at Banksia Hill Detention Centre. He seeks clarification on why information accessible to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support is seemingly withheld from Parliament and requests specific admission numbers.
AnsweredQoN 4553Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister's response
to question without notice No. 881 and supplementary information, the answer contradicts email advice, released under Freedom of Information, from the Department for Corrective Services to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support on the 8 May 2014, which stated “you require details of admissions of young people who are Wards of the State from 10 March 2014 to now? If this is the case, I have a list that I can provide, the list indicates there were 37 admissions”, and I ask: (a) can the Minister advise why
retrospective numbers of children in care at Banksia Hill can be provided to
the Department for Child Protection and Family Support but not to the Parliament; and (b) what is the total number young people were
admitted to the centre from 10 March 2014 to 8 May 2014?
to question without notice No. 881 and supplementary information, the answer contradicts email advice, released under Freedom of Information, from the Department for Corrective Services to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support on the 8 May 2014, which stated “you require details of admissions of young people who are Wards of the State from 10 March 2014 to now? If this is the case, I have a list that I can provide, the list indicates there were 37 admissions”, and I ask: (a) can the Minister advise why
retrospective numbers of children in care at Banksia Hill can be provided to
the Department for Child Protection and Family Support but not to the Parliament; and (b) what is the total number young people were
admitted to the centre from 10 March 2014 to 8 May 2014?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 November 2016
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
33 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises:
(a) It was always the intention to provide this information to Parliament. In response to question without notice No. 881 the Minister gave an undertaking to answers parts (2) and (4) within two weeks. On 20 September 2016 a statement was read out after question time seeking to table an updated response however, only the supplementary information was tabled. A response to a further question was asked on 12 October seeking this information was prepared but it was not asked in the Legislative Council.
[See tabled paper no.]
(b) 229
(a) It was always the intention to provide this information to Parliament. In response to question without notice No. 881 the Minister gave an undertaking to answers parts (2) and (4) within two weeks. On 20 September 2016 a statement was read out after question time seeking to table an updated response however, only the supplementary information was tabled. A response to a further question was asked on 12 October seeking this information was prepared but it was not asked in the Legislative Council.
[See tabled paper no.]
(b) 229
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