Question on Notice regarding incidents of self-harm, attempted suicide, assaults, and sexual assaults at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in 2019 and 2019-20. The response provides specific figures for each category.

AnsweredQoN 3052Legislative Council
Asked
11 August 2020
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I refer to Banksia Hill Detention Centre, and I ask : (a) how many incidents of self-harm were there in: (i) 2019 (calendar year); and (ii) 2019-20 (financial year); (b) how many attempted suicides were there in: (i) 2019 (calendar year); and (ii) 2019-20 (financial year); (c) how many assaults were there in: (i) 2019 (calendar year); and (ii) 2019-20 (financial year); and (d) how many sexual assaults were there in: (i) 2019 (calendar year); and (ii) 2019-20 (financial year)?

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Answered
15 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a)(i) In 2019, there were 145 self-harm incidents and 0 serious self-harm incident.
(ii) During 2019-20, there were 113 self-harm incidents and 1 serious self-harm incident.
(b)(i) In 2019, there were 2 attempted suicides.
(ii) During 2019-20, there were 2 attempted suicides.
(c)(i) In 2019, there were:
(ii) During 2019-20, there were:
(d)(i) There was no sexual assault recorded in 2019.
(ii) There was no sexual assault recorded during 2019-20.

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