❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding youth detention at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18, focusing on self-harm, out-of-cell time, and time spent in cells during June and July 2025. The Minister provided data in tabular form.
AnsweredQoN 518Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Banksia Hill Detention Centre—Unit 18 detainees
518. 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 for June and July 2025, respectively?
(1) What were the number of suicide and self-harm
attempts?
(2) What were the monthly average out-of-cell hours?
(3) What were the number of occasions a young
person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
(4) What were the number of occasions a young person
spent four or more hours out of their cell?
518. 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 for June and July 2025, respectively?
(1) What were the number of suicide and self-harm
attempts?
(2) What were the monthly average out-of-cell hours?
(3) What were the number of occasions a young
person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
(4) What were the number of occasions a young person
spent four or more hours out of their cell?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is in tabular form, so I
seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Table 1.
Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 June 2025 and
31 July 2025, by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm - Minor
June 2025
3
0
29
July 2025
4
0
41
Table 2. Unit
18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 June 2025 and 31 July
2025, by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm - Minor
June 2025
0
0
8
July 2025
1
0
15
2)
Table 3.
Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 June 2025 and 31
July 2025, by Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
June 2025
8 hrs 58 mins
9 hrs 17 mins
July 2025
9 hrs 29 mins
8 hrs 28 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 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
June 2025
97
1
July 2025
29
17
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 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
June 2025
2,186
309
July 2025
2,058
337
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is in tabular form, so I
seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Table 1.
Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 June 2025 and
31 July 2025, by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm - Minor
June 2025
3
0
29
July 2025
4
0
41
Table 2. Unit
18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 June 2025 and 31 July
2025, by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm - Minor
June 2025
0
0
8
July 2025
1
0
15
2)
Table 3.
Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 June 2025 and 31
July 2025, by Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
June 2025
8 hrs 58 mins
9 hrs 17 mins
July 2025
9 hrs 29 mins
8 hrs 28 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 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
June 2025
97
1
July 2025
29
17
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 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
June 2025
2,186
309
July 2025
2,058
337
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