❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of sexually transmitted infections reported to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support, including cases contracted while in the care of the CEO. The answer provides a breakdown by region.
AnsweredQoN 4291Legislative Council
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(1) By region, what is the number of sexually transmitted infections reported to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in 2015-16? (2) Have any children contracted a sexually transmitted infection while in the care of the CEO and, if yes, what are the numbers, by region, in 2015-16?
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Answered
11 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
56 days
(1) The Department of Health have an operational directive to notify the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department) of all confirmed cases of sexually transmitted infections for children under the age of 14. In 2015-2016 there were 43 of these cases reported to the Department in the following districts:
Armadale – 1
Cannington – 3
East Kimberley – 13
Fremantle – 1
Goldfields – 3
Murchison – 3
Peel – 2
Pilbara – 9
Rockingham – 1, and
West Kimberley – 7.
(2) In 2015-2016 one young person in the care of the CEO was reported to have a sexually transmitted infection. This young person was from the Metropolitan area.
Armadale – 1
Cannington – 3
East Kimberley – 13
Fremantle – 1
Goldfields – 3
Murchison – 3
Peel – 2
Pilbara – 9
Rockingham – 1, and
West Kimberley – 7.
(2) In 2015-2016 one young person in the care of the CEO was reported to have a sexually transmitted infection. This young person was from the Metropolitan area.
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