❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection inquiries and safety assessments related to suspected child sexual abuse and other harm categories between December 2012 and February 2013. The Department of Child Protection does not routinely collect data on charges laid by WA Police.
AnsweredQoN 54Legislative Council
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(1) For the period,1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013, 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 December 2012 to 28 February 2013, what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm:
(a) neglect;
(b) sexual;
(c) physical abuse; and
(d) emotional abuse?
(3) Has WA Police notified the Department of Child Protection that charges had been in respect of any of the Safety and Wellbeing Assessments recorded in the period 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013?
(4) If yes to (3), how many individuals were charged and what was the nature of these charges?
(2) For the period, 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013, what was the number of Safety and Wellbeing Assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm:
(a) neglect;
(b) sexual;
(c) physical abuse; and
(d) emotional abuse?
(3) Has WA Police notified the Department of Child Protection that charges had been in respect of any of the Safety and Wellbeing Assessments recorded in the period 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013?
(4) If yes to (3), how many individuals were charged and what was the nature of these charges?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
35 days
(1) For the period, 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013, there were 779
initial inquiries for a child where the primary concern was sexual abuse, in
the following districts:
Armadale - 63
Cannington - 57
Crisis Care - 174
East Kimberley - 8
Fremantle - 20
Goldfields - 21
Great Southern - 33
Joondalup - 27
Midland - 47
Mirrabooka - 44
Murchison - 36
Peel - 24
Perth - 16
Pilbara - 13
Rockingham - 56
South West - 46
West Kimberley - 35
Wheatbelt - 59.
By category of mandated reporter:
Doctor - 115
Midwife - 3
Nurse - 57
Police officer - 291
Teacher or principal - 98
Non-mandated referrers - 215.
(2) For the period, 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013, there were
2,490 safety and wellbeing assessments with harm concerns, in the following
districts:
Armadale - 218
Cannington - 171
Crisis Care - 150
East Kimberley - 52
Fremantle - 106
Goldfields - 100
Great Southern - 103
Joondalup - 149
Midland - 298
Mirrabooka - 188
Murchison - 139
Peel - 114
Perth - 90
Pilbara - 80
Rockingham - 200
South West - 100
West Kimberley - 82
Wheatbelt - 150.
By category of harm:
(a) Neglect - 888
(b) Sexual - 705
(c) Physical - 756
(d) Emotional/psychological - 1,025.
(3) These data are not routinely collected in the Department for Child
Protection and Family Support's client information system. Questions
regarding charges should be referred to the Minister for Police.
(4) As outlined in (3), these data are not routinely collected.
initial inquiries for a child where the primary concern was sexual abuse, in
the following districts:
Armadale - 63
Cannington - 57
Crisis Care - 174
East Kimberley - 8
Fremantle - 20
Goldfields - 21
Great Southern - 33
Joondalup - 27
Midland - 47
Mirrabooka - 44
Murchison - 36
Peel - 24
Perth - 16
Pilbara - 13
Rockingham - 56
South West - 46
West Kimberley - 35
Wheatbelt - 59.
By category of mandated reporter:
Doctor - 115
Midwife - 3
Nurse - 57
Police officer - 291
Teacher or principal - 98
Non-mandated referrers - 215.
(2) For the period, 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013, there were
2,490 safety and wellbeing assessments with harm concerns, in the following
districts:
Armadale - 218
Cannington - 171
Crisis Care - 150
East Kimberley - 52
Fremantle - 106
Goldfields - 100
Great Southern - 103
Joondalup - 149
Midland - 298
Mirrabooka - 188
Murchison - 139
Peel - 114
Perth - 90
Pilbara - 80
Rockingham - 200
South West - 100
West Kimberley - 82
Wheatbelt - 150.
By category of harm:
(a) Neglect - 888
(b) Sexual - 705
(c) Physical - 756
(d) Emotional/psychological - 1,025.
(3) These data are not routinely collected in the Department for Child
Protection and Family Support's client information system. Questions
regarding charges should be referred to the Minister for Police.
(4) As outlined in (3), these data are not routinely collected.
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