Dr. Jacobs questions the Department for Community Development's family reunification policy, specifically if reunification is prioritised over child safety. The Premier, Mr. Carpenter, responds by stating child protection is the priority, not reunification at any cost.

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24 August 2006
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DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - FAMILY REUNIFICATION POLICY
As a supplementary question, does the Department for Community Development have a policy of reunification; and, if it does, is that policy of reunification into a potentially dangerous environment being pursued ahead of the safety of children? Mr A.J. CARPENTER

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I think the question should have been phrased slightly differently. Of course the department has a policy for dealing with children in those sorts of circumstances. The policy is not one of reunification at any cost; the policy is the protection of children.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I think the question should have been phrased slightly differently. Of course the department has a policy for dealing with children in those sorts of circumstances. The policy is not one of reunification at any cost; the policy is the protection of children.
I think the question should have been phrased slightly differently. Of course the department has a policy for dealing with children in those sorts of circumstances. The policy is not one of reunification at any cost; the policy is the protection of children.

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