❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister for Child Protection about the number of children in care who had contact with police or were charged with a criminal offence in 2022. The Minister responds that this data isn't centrally recorded and would require a manual review of case files, constituting an unreasonable diversion of resources.
AnsweredQoN 122Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN IN CARE —
POLICE CONTACT
122. Hon
TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
Regarding the welfare of children
under the care of the CEO of the Department of Communities —
(1) Is the
minister aware of how many such children had contact with police in the 2022
calendar year; and, if not, why not?
(2) Is the minister aware of how many such children
were charged with a criminal offence in the 2022 c alendar year; and, if
not, why not?
POLICE CONTACT
122. Hon
TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
Regarding the welfare of children
under the care of the CEO of the Department of Communities —
(1) Is the
minister aware of how many such children had contact with police in the 2022
calendar year; and, if not, why not?
(2) Is the minister aware of how many such children
were charged with a criminal offence in the 2022 c alendar year; and, if
not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for
Child Protection.
(1)–(2) The Minister for Child Protection is assured by
the Department of Communities that Communities engages extensively and regularly with other agencies,
including the Western Australia Police Force, about individual children. Communities advises that contact with
the WA Police Force may mean a range of different things. Information concerning contact with and charges
laid by the WA Police Force is recorded on individual case files
and not in a centralised and aggregated manner. Reporting this information
would require a manual review of
individual case files, which would constitute an unreasonable diversion of
Communities' resources.
of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for
Child Protection.
(1)–(2) The Minister for Child Protection is assured by
the Department of Communities that Communities engages extensively and regularly with other agencies,
including the Western Australia Police Force, about individual children. Communities advises that contact with
the WA Police Force may mean a range of different things. Information concerning contact with and charges
laid by the WA Police Force is recorded on individual case files
and not in a centralised and aggregated manner. Reporting this information
would require a manual review of
individual case files, which would constitute an unreasonable diversion of
Communities' resources.
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