❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asked the Minister for Corrective Services about suicide attempts, self-harm incidents, and out-of-cell hours at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for October 2024. The Minister provided the data in tabular form, incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 1347Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES
— SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM INCIDENTS AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1347. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. For
October 2024, for Banksia Hill Detention Centre and unit 18 respectively, will
the minister please provide —
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts?
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours?
(3) The number of occasions on which
a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
(4) The number of occasions on which
a young person spent four or more hours out of their cell?
— SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM INCIDENTS AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1347. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. For
October 2024, for Banksia Hill Detention Centre and unit 18 respectively, will
the minister please provide —
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts?
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours?
(3) The number of occasions on which
a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
(4) The number of occasions on which
a young person spent four or more hours out of their cell?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(4) I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of
Justice advises the answer to questions (1) to (4) are in tabular form. It
includes the date, the month, the harm and the numbers associated with it. I seek
leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1) Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 October 2024.
�
October
2024
Attempted
Suicide
4
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
34
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 October 2024.
�
October
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
5
(2) Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 31 October 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
October
2024
10
hrs 19 mins
7
hrs 22 mins
(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 31 October 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
October
2024
0
2
(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 31 October 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
October
2024
2,024
236
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of
Justice advises the answer to questions (1) to (4) are in tabular form. It
includes the date, the month, the harm and the numbers associated with it. I seek
leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1) Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 October 2024.
�
October
2024
Attempted
Suicide
4
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
34
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 October 2024.
�
October
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
5
(2) Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 31 October 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
October
2024
10
hrs 19 mins
7
hrs 22 mins
(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 31 October 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
October
2024
0
2
(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 31 October 2024.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
October
2024
2,024
236
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