❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on state wards in juvenile detention, including Aboriginality, placement history, and time in care. The Minister provides specific figures, clarifying the definition of 'placement'.
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STATE WARDS - JUVENILE DETENTION
I refer to children in the care of the chief executive officer - state wards - who are in juvenile detention, and ask - (1) Of the eight children who are at present in juvenile detention, how many are Aboriginal? (2) How many placements did the 12-year-old have before being imprisoned, and in what year was he placed into the CEO’s care? (3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD
I refer to children in the care of the chief executive officer - state wards - who are in juvenile detention, and ask - (1) Of the eight children who are at present in juvenile detention, how many are Aboriginal? (2) How many placements did the 12-year-old have before being imprisoned, and in what year was he placed into the CEO’s care? (3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(1) Of the eight children who are at present in juvenile detention, how many are Aboriginal? (2) How many placements did the 12-year-old have before being imprisoned, and in what year was he placed into the CEO’s care? (3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(2) How many placements did the 12-year-old have before being imprisoned, and in what year was he placed into the CEO’s care? (3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(1) Of the eight children who are at present in juvenile detention, how many are Aboriginal? (2) How many placements did the 12-year-old have before being imprisoned, and in what year was he placed into the CEO’s care? (3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(2) How many placements did the 12-year-old have before being imprisoned, and in what year was he placed into the CEO’s care? (3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(3) How many placements did the two 13-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and for how long have they been in the CEO’s care? (4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(4) How many placements did the 14-year-old have before being imprisoned, and for how long has he been in the CEO’s care? (5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(5) How many placements did the two 15-year-olds have before being imprisoned, and in what year were they placed into the CEO’s care? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Child Protection has supplied the following answer - In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
In answering this question, the department has counted only departmentally approved placements. The periods of time the children and young people have spent in hospitals and in detention are not considered placements, although for record-keeping purposes these are recorded on the department’s database as “placement types”. (1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(1) Four of the children are Aboriginal. (2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(2) The 12-year-old had 17 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(3) One of the 13-year-old children had 10 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2004. The other 13-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005. (4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(4) The 14-year-old young person had 16 prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2001. (5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
(5) One of the 15-year-olds had 13 prior placements, and her current period of care began in 2005. The other 15-year-old had five prior placements, and his current period of care began in 2005.
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