❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the status of children in care who were previously unaccounted for, and the Minister provides an update on their whereabouts and reporting to police. The question seeks specific data on children currently unaccounted for.
AnsweredQoN 298Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN IN CARE — WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
298. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to my question
without notice 190, asked on 19 March 2024.
(1) Have the six children recorded
as unaccounted for–in contact been found?
(2) For how many days was the
whereabouts of each child unknown?
(3) Has the department reported any of the six
children to Western Australia Police Force as a missing person?
(4) 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?
298. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to my question
without notice 190, asked on 19 March 2024.
(1) Have the six children recorded
as unaccounted for–in contact been found?
(2) For how many days was the
whereabouts of each child unknown?
(3) Has the department reported any of the six
children to Western Australia Police Force as a missing person?
(4) 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 as at 16 April 2024 —
(1) Yes.
(2) One, five, eight, eight, 15 and
30 days.
(3) No.
(4) (a) There were four.
(b) There was one.
(c) There was nil.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of Communities
advises as at 16 April 2024 —
(1) Yes.
(2) One, five, eight, eight, 15 and
30 days.
(3) No.
(4) (a) There were four.
(b) There was one.
(c) There was nil.
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