❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection about the whereabouts of children in care who were previously reported as missing or unaccounted for. The Minister provides an update on their status and the duration they were unaccounted for.
AnsweredQoN 831Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN IN CARE — WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
831. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 773 on 19 June 2024.
(1) Has the child that the department reported to the Western
Australia Police Force as a missing person been found?
(2) Have the two children recorded
as ''unaccounted for—not in contact'' been found?
(3) Are the whereabouts of the four
children recorded as ''unaccounted for—in contact'' now
known?
(4) For how many days were the
whereabouts of the seven children unknown?
(5) 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?
831. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 773 on 19 June 2024.
(1) Has the child that the department reported to the Western
Australia Police Force as a missing person been found?
(2) Have the two children recorded
as ''unaccounted for—not in contact'' been found?
(3) Are the whereabouts of the four
children recorded as ''unaccounted for—in contact'' now
known?
(4) For how many days were the
whereabouts of the seven children unknown?
(5) 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
that as of 13 August 2024 —
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) Of the young
people's whereabouts, three are now known. One young person remains ''unaccounted
for—in contact''.
(4) For those ''unaccounted
for—in contact'' it was 34, 34, 70 and 95 days. For those ''unaccounted
for—not in contact'' it was one and four days. For those missing
it was one day.
(5) (a) There are
five;
(b) there is one;
and
(c) there is one.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Child Protection.
The Department of Communities advises
that as of 13 August 2024 —
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) Of the young
people's whereabouts, three are now known. One young person remains ''unaccounted
for—in contact''.
(4) For those ''unaccounted
for—in contact'' it was 34, 34, 70 and 95 days. For those ''unaccounted
for—not in contact'' it was one and four days. For those missing
it was one day.
(5) (a) There are
five;
(b) there is one;
and
(c) there is one.
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