❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the whereabouts of children in the care of the CEO, specifically those recorded as 'missing' or 'unaccounted for'. The Minister provides some data but declines to answer part 4 due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 1512Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN IN CARE — WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
1512. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer on 16 November
2023 to my question without notice 1481.
(1) Has the child recorded in the
placement type ''missing'' been found?
(2) For how many days have they
been or were they missing?
(3) How many
children who are in the care of the CEO have their whereabouts currently
recorded as —
(a) unaccounted
for—in contact;
(b) unaccounted
for—not in contact; or
(c) missing?
(4) In this
calendar year, has any child in the care of the CEO been a victim of crime
during the period their whereabouts were recorded as unaccounted for or
missing?
1512. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer on 16 November
2023 to my question without notice 1481.
(1) Has the child recorded in the
placement type ''missing'' been found?
(2) For how many days have they
been or were they missing?
(3) How many
children who are in the care of the CEO have their whereabouts currently
recorded as —
(a) unaccounted
for—in contact;
(b) unaccounted
for—not in contact; or
(c) missing?
(4) In this
calendar year, has any child in the care of the CEO been a victim of crime
during the period their whereabouts were recorded as unaccounted for or
missing?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Child Protection.
As at 28 November 2023, the
Department of Communities advises —
(1) Yes.
(2) Nine days.
(3) (a) Four children;
(b) Nil; and
(c) One child.
(4) The data
requested is not captured by the Communities internal reporting system and
would require manual review of individual files. This would be considered an
unreasonable diversion of resources.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Child Protection.
As at 28 November 2023, the
Department of Communities advises —
(1) Yes.
(2) Nine days.
(3) (a) Four children;
(b) Nil; and
(c) One child.
(4) The data
requested is not captured by the Communities internal reporting system and
would require manual review of individual files. This would be considered an
unreasonable diversion of resources.
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