❓ Hon Peter Collier, on behalf of Hon Nick Goiran, asks the Minister for Child Protection about the reviews and opportunities for reflection that led to the creation of the Department of Communities' specialist child protection unit. The Minister was unable to provide an answer immediately due to time constraints.
AnsweredQoN 1058Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES
— SPECIALIST CHILD PROTECTION UNIT
1058. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Nick Goiran who is on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the specialist child
protection unit page on the Department of Communities website, as accessed on 7
October 2020, which stated that the Department of Communities has decided to
create the unit for the following reason —
Since
its creation following the 2017 machinery of government changes, Communities
has become one of the State's largest departments, with the
reach and influence to have a significant impact on the Western Australia
community.
Since that time, reviews and other
opportunities for reflection have highlighted the opportunity for Communities to elevate the profile of its child
protection function, both within the agency and wider sector.
(1) Will the minister please list
the reviews and other opportunities for reflection that it refers to?
(2) On what dates did the reviews
commence and complete?
(3) When did the other
opportunities for reflection occur and what were the outcomes?
(4) Will the minister table the
reviews and documents detailing the opportunities for reflection?
— SPECIALIST CHILD PROTECTION UNIT
1058. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Nick Goiran who is on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the specialist child
protection unit page on the Department of Communities website, as accessed on 7
October 2020, which stated that the Department of Communities has decided to
create the unit for the following reason —
Since
its creation following the 2017 machinery of government changes, Communities
has become one of the State's largest departments, with the
reach and influence to have a significant impact on the Western Australia
community.
Since that time, reviews and other
opportunities for reflection have highlighted the opportunity for Communities to elevate the profile of its child
protection function, both within the agency and wider sector.
(1) Will the minister please list
the reviews and other opportunities for reflection that it refers to?
(2) On what dates did the reviews
commence and complete?
(3) When did the other
opportunities for reflection occur and what were the outcomes?
(4) Will the minister table the
reviews and documents detailing the opportunities for reflection?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I
think he has been advised of this, but the minister's response is that
because of the limited time frame, I am unable to provide an answer
today, but I will endeavour to have a response for the member by 20 October
2020.
some notice of the question.
I
think he has been advised of this, but the minister's response is that
because of the limited time frame, I am unable to provide an answer
today, but I will endeavour to have a response for the member by 20 October
2020.
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