WA Parliamentary Question reveals seven substantiated cases of child abuse within the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support between July 2013 and March 2014, detailing the types of abuse and incident dates.

AnsweredQoN 1089Legislative Council
Asked
6 May 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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I refer to any substantiated cases of abuse of children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support, and ask: (a) how many substantiated cases of abuse of children in the care of the CEO, if any, were reported from 1 July 2013 to 31 March 2014; (b) what was the type of abuse, if any, of substantiated cases of abuse of children in the care of the CEO for the period 1 July 2013 to 31 March 2014; and (c) what was the date of substantiated cases of abuse of children in the care of the CEO, from 1 July 2013 to 31 March 2014?

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Answered
24 June 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
49 days
(a) Seven.
(b-c) Between 1 July 2013 and 31 March 2014, the substantiated cases of abuse of children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer, by type and incident date were:
Incident Date
Type of Abuse
1. 15/07/2013
Emotional Abuse
2. 23/07/2013
Emotional Abuse
3. 05/09/2013
Neglect
4. 05/09/2013
Neglect
5. 12/09/2013
Neglect
6. 06/12/2013
Physical

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