❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on SafeCare's reporting of child sex offenders to police and inquires about safety measures to prevent offenders from working with children. The answer outlines SafeCare's child protection priorities, contract requirements for offenders, and ongoing family support, but doesn't provide specific numbers.
AnsweredQoN 2016Legislative Council
Asked
13 May 2004
Member
Portfolio
Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Safecare’s Website which states ‘To date, SafeCare has dealt with approximately 500 intra-familial child sexual offenders and their families since the program started in 1989.’ -
(1) How many of those 500 child sex offenders have Safecare reported to the Police since 1989?
(2) What safety measures are in place to ensure that Safecare clients, being child sex offenders that are unknown to the Police Service, cannot enter into occupations that deal with children?
(1) How many of those 500 child sex offenders have Safecare reported to the Police since 1989?
(2) What safety measures are in place to ensure that Safecare clients, being child sex offenders that are unknown to the Police Service, cannot enter into occupations that deal with children?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 June 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
Response time
19 days
The SafeCare service specifications and the Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Service Standards require SafeCare to have the protection of children as a priority focus. This extends to reporting offenders who pose a risk to children. The SafeCare treatment contract requires that offenders give up any work, paid or voluntary, that involves direct and unsupervised contact with children. It also requires that any social contact or lifestyle activity involving children must be supervised. SafeCare works with families to educate them of the need for constant vigilance to the behaviour of the offenders and of the actions to take if they enter into work or contact with children. SafeCare remains available to families indefinitely should any concerns arise. The Department is working with SafeCare to implement an independent external process of review of SafeCare cases. This initiative is to ensure, as far as possible, that children and other vulnerable people in families who have experienced child sexual abuse are safe and have an opportunity to express their views to an independent person.
The SafeCare treatment contract requires that offenders give up any work, paid or voluntary, that involves direct and unsupervised contact with children. It also requires that any social contact or lifestyle activity involving children must be supervised. SafeCare works with families to educate them of the need for constant vigilance to the behaviour of the offenders and of the actions to take if they enter into work or contact with children. SafeCare remains available to families indefinitely should any concerns arise. The Department is working with SafeCare to implement an independent external process of review of SafeCare cases. This initiative is to ensure, as far as possible, that children and other vulnerable people in families who have experienced child sexual abuse are safe and have an opportunity to express their views to an independent person.
The Department is working with SafeCare to implement an independent external process of review of SafeCare cases. This initiative is to ensure, as far as possible, that children and other vulnerable people in families who have experienced child sexual abuse are safe and have an opportunity to express their views to an independent person.
The SafeCare treatment contract requires that offenders give up any work, paid or voluntary, that involves direct and unsupervised contact with children. It also requires that any social contact or lifestyle activity involving children must be supervised. SafeCare works with families to educate them of the need for constant vigilance to the behaviour of the offenders and of the actions to take if they enter into work or contact with children. SafeCare remains available to families indefinitely should any concerns arise. The Department is working with SafeCare to implement an independent external process of review of SafeCare cases. This initiative is to ensure, as far as possible, that children and other vulnerable people in families who have experienced child sexual abuse are safe and have an opportunity to express their views to an independent person.
The Department is working with SafeCare to implement an independent external process of review of SafeCare cases. This initiative is to ensure, as far as possible, that children and other vulnerable people in families who have experienced child sexual abuse are safe and have an opportunity to express their views to an independent person.
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