❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding suicide attempts, self-harm incidents, and out-of-cell hours at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for November 2024. The Minister provides data in tabular form and declines to commit to monthly updates.
AnsweredQoN 1592Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES —
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM INCIDENTS
1592. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. Will
the minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for November 2024 to date?
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours.
(3) The number of occasions a young
person spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of occasions a young
person spent four or more hours out of their cell.
(5) Will the
minister commit to publishing monthly updates on suicide and self-harm attempts
in youth detention following the conclusion of Parliament at the end of this
week?
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM INCIDENTS
1592. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. Will
the minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for November 2024 to date?
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours.
(3) The number of occasions a young
person spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of occasions a young
person spent four or more hours out of their cell.
(5) Will the
minister commit to publishing monthly updates on suicide and self-harm attempts
in youth detention following the conclusion of Parliament at the end of this
week?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The answers to questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 are in
tabular form. I seek leave to have the table incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Answer (1) Answer 1
�Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
November
2024*
Attempted
Suicide
3
Self-Harm
- Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
42
*
Incomplete Month
�Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
November
2024*
Attempted
Suicide
4
Self-Harm
- Serious
1
Self-Harm
- Minor
20
*
Incomplete Month
(2) Answer
2
Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
November
2024*
10
hrs 25 mins
6
hrs 52 mins
*
Incomplete Month
(3) Answer
3
Table 4.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or more
hours in Cell between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
November
2024*
0
11
*
Incomplete Month
(4) Answer
4
Table 5. Occasions at Banksia
Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or more hours out of Cell
between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
November
2024*
1,591
246
*
Incomplete Month
(5) No.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The answers to questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 are in
tabular form. I seek leave to have the table incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Answer (1) Answer 1
�Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
November
2024*
Attempted
Suicide
3
Self-Harm
- Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
42
*
Incomplete Month
�Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
November
2024*
Attempted
Suicide
4
Self-Harm
- Serious
1
Self-Harm
- Minor
20
*
Incomplete Month
(2) Answer
2
Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
November
2024*
10
hrs 25 mins
6
hrs 52 mins
*
Incomplete Month
(3) Answer
3
Table 4.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or more
hours in Cell between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
November
2024*
0
11
*
Incomplete Month
(4) Answer
4
Table 5. Occasions at Banksia
Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or more hours out of Cell
between 1 and 27 November 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
November
2024*
1,591
246
*
Incomplete Month
(5) No.
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