A parliamentary question regarding meetings between WA Police and the Department for Child Protection about a police-run crisis care centre for unsupervised children. The Minister provides dates, attendees and timeline.

AnsweredQoN 981Legislative Council
Asked
8 November 2011
Portfolio
Child Protection

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POLICE YOUTH STREET STRATEGY — MEETINGS WITH DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION
(1) As at today’s date, what meetings have occurred between WA Police and the Department for Child Protection to discuss police commissioner O’Callaghan’s announced plan to build a special crisis care centre, staffed by police and to be operational by this summer, to place children roaming unsupervised in the suburbs at night? (2) What were the dates of those meetings? (3) What staff from which agencies were in attendance at those meetings? (4) What is the time line for progressing this initiative? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(2) What were the dates of those meetings? (3) What staff from which agencies were in attendance at those meetings? (4) What is the time line for progressing this initiative? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(3) What staff from which agencies were in attendance at those meetings? (4) What is the time line for progressing this initiative? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(4) What is the time line for progressing this initiative? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(1) Two meetings have been held to discuss the department’s involvement in the initiative proposed by WA Police. (2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(2) 19 October 2011 and 1 November 2011. (3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(3) In attendance at the first meeting were the Director General of the Department for Child Protection, the Commissioner of Police, the executive director metropolitan services and two assistant commissioners of police. In attendance at the second meeting were an assistant commissioner of police and the executive director metropolitan services. I personally met with the Commissioner of Police to discuss this. (4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.
(4) The Commissioner of Police has stated publicly that the initiative will commence on 1 December 2011.

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