❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection notifications and safety/wellbeing assessments related to child abuse (neglect, sexual, physical, emotional) between September and November 2014, broken down by district and mandated reporter category.
AnsweredQoN 2949Legislative Council
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(1) For the period 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014, what was the number of initial inquiries in relation to suspected child sexual abuse received, by district and by category of mandated referrer? (2) For the period 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014, what was the number of safety and wellbeing assessment with harm assessment, by district and by category of harm of: (a) neglect; (b) sexual abuse; (c) physical abuse; and (d) emotional abuse?
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Answered
19 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
54 days
(1) Between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014, there were 979 child protection notifications in relation to suspected child sexual abuse, in the following districts:
Armadale - 75
Cannington - 34
Crisis Care - 207
East Kimberley - 17
Fremantle - 24
Goldfields - 34
Great Southern - 40
Joondalup - 65
Midland - 29
Mirrabooka - 54
Murchison - 56
Peel - 63
Perth - 38
Pilbara - 42
Rockingham - 69
South West - 55
West Kimberley - 33
Wheatbelt - 44.
Of these notifications, 700 were mandated reports:
Doctor - 87
Midwife - 10
Nurse - 61
Police officer - 309
Teacher or principal - 233.
(2) Between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014, there were 3,347 Safety and Wellbeing Assessments in the following districts:
Armadale - 247
Cannington - 229
Crisis Care - 304
East Kimberley - 91
Fremantle - 123
Goldfields - 90
Great Southern - 173
Joondalup - 210
Midland - 184
Mirrabooka - 268
Murchison - 160
Peel - 182
Perth - 111
Pilbara - 225
Rockingham - 265
South West - 144
West Kimberley - 97
Wheatbelt - 238
Other work units - 6.
The category of harm related to these Safety and Wellbeing Assessments were:
(a) Neglect - 1,170
(b) Sexual abuse- 957
(c) Physical abuse- 1,002
(d) Emotional/psychological abuse- 1,396.
Armadale - 75
Cannington - 34
Crisis Care - 207
East Kimberley - 17
Fremantle - 24
Goldfields - 34
Great Southern - 40
Joondalup - 65
Midland - 29
Mirrabooka - 54
Murchison - 56
Peel - 63
Perth - 38
Pilbara - 42
Rockingham - 69
South West - 55
West Kimberley - 33
Wheatbelt - 44.
Of these notifications, 700 were mandated reports:
Doctor - 87
Midwife - 10
Nurse - 61
Police officer - 309
Teacher or principal - 233.
(2) Between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014, there were 3,347 Safety and Wellbeing Assessments in the following districts:
Armadale - 247
Cannington - 229
Crisis Care - 304
East Kimberley - 91
Fremantle - 123
Goldfields - 90
Great Southern - 173
Joondalup - 210
Midland - 184
Mirrabooka - 268
Murchison - 160
Peel - 182
Perth - 111
Pilbara - 225
Rockingham - 265
South West - 144
West Kimberley - 97
Wheatbelt - 238
Other work units - 6.
The category of harm related to these Safety and Wellbeing Assessments were:
(a) Neglect - 1,170
(b) Sexual abuse- 957
(c) Physical abuse- 1,002
(d) Emotional/psychological abuse- 1,396.
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