❓ Question on Notice regarding the Department of Communities' response to demand variances related to family and domestic violence during COVID-19 and the progress of the Code of Practice for family violence reports involving Aboriginal victims. Part of the question is redirected to the Minister for Police.
AnsweredQoN 3242Legislative Council
Asked
8 October 2020
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to action items 2 and 19 of the 'First Action Plan 2020 – 2022' that is part of the Family and Domestic Violence Strategy , and I ask: (a) how is the Department tracking and responding to demand variances that relate to victims and perpetrators of family and domestic violence, as a consequence of COVID-19; and (b) when is the ‘Code of Practice for the response and investigation of family violence reports, with a specific focus of reports involving Aboriginal victims’ expected to be completed?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 November 2020
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
9 days
a) The Department of Communities (Communities) is collecting data to measure and track the social impact of COVID-19. This includes a range of indicators to track changes in demand, relating to family and domestic violence.
This information informs Communities of any additional COVID-19 related responses to family and domestic violence. The WA Government’s COVID-19 recovery response via Communities has so far included:
b) This part of the question should be referred to the Minister for Police as item 19 under the 'First Action Plan 2020 – 2022' is being led by the WA Police Force.
This information informs Communities of any additional COVID-19 related responses to family and domestic violence. The WA Government’s COVID-19 recovery response via Communities has so far included:
b) This part of the question should be referred to the Minister for Police as item 19 under the 'First Action Plan 2020 – 2022' is being led by the WA Police Force.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.