❓ Question regarding incidents of animal cruelty involving young children in the Pilbara, and the Minister's response outlining departmental assessment, support services, and resource allocation.
AnsweredQoN 5352Legislative Assembly
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(1) What urgent steps will the Minister take in response to the recent incidents of very young children in the Pilbara being involved in brutal incidents of animal cruelty?
(2) Will the Minister urgently allocate additional financial resources and staffing to Newman and Roebourne to tackle the circumstances confronting these children and their families and the wider community; and
(a) if not, why not?
(2) Will the Minister urgently allocate additional financial resources and staffing to Newman and Roebourne to tackle the circumstances confronting these children and their families and the wider community; and
(a) if not, why not?
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Answered
15 June 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
28 days
(1)The Department for Child Protection (the Department) is assessing all the children alleged to have been involved in this incident. It will provide referral to appropriate counselling and psychological services for the children and their families. The Department is working with parents to help them provide greater supervision of their children.
(2) The 2011-12 State Budget allocates resources to the Department for officers to provide a parent support service throughout the Pilbara. In the past three years the local staff complement has increased by four child protection workers in Newman and Roebourne.
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(2) The 2011-12 State Budget allocates resources to the Department for officers to provide a parent support service throughout the Pilbara. In the past three years the local staff complement has increased by four child protection workers in Newman and Roebourne.
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