❓ Hon Stephen Dawson inquires about the co-location of child protection workers with WA Police, including the purpose, locations, staffing levels, and vacancy status. The Minister provides detailed information on the co-location programs and staffing.
AnsweredQoN 522Legislative Council
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CHILD
PROTECTION OFFICERS — WA POLICE — CO-LOCATION
522. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the co-location of senior child protection workers
with Western Australia Police.
(1) What is the purpose of this
co-location?
(2) Will the minister provide a list
of where these co-locations occur?
(3) How many child protection
workers are currently co-located with WA Police?
(4) Are any of these dedicated
positions currently vacant?
(5) If yes to
(4), for how long has each position been vacant, and when does the minister
anticipate the positions will be filled?
PROTECTION OFFICERS — WA POLICE — CO-LOCATION
522. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the co-location of senior child protection workers
with Western Australia Police.
(1) What is the purpose of this
co-location?
(2) Will the minister provide a list
of where these co-locations occur?
(3) How many child protection
workers are currently co-located with WA Police?
(4) Are any of these dedicated
positions currently vacant?
(5) If yes to
(4), for how long has each position been vacant, and when does the minister
anticipate the positions will be filled?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) The
Department for Child Protection and Family Support is co-located with WA Police
in three key program areas: family and domestic violence; ChildFirst; and
multi-function police facilities. The purpose of the family and domestic
violence co-location model is to improve the safety of child and adult victims
of family and domestic violence through timely, early and coordinated
intervention following a police call-out to a domestic violence incident. The
purpose of ChildFirst is to achieve better outcomes for child victims of abuse
by jointly planning and interviewing children. There are currently eleven
multi-function police facilities located in remote Aboriginal communities, the
purpose of which is to deliver a coordinated response to child protection,
police and justice-related issues.
(2) Family and
domestic violence co-location by area is as follows. I will state the CPFS
district first, followed by the police station/site of co-location: Rockingham,
in Rockingham; Mirrabooka, in Mirrabooka; Midland, in Midland; Joondalup, in
Joondalup; Fremantle, in Fremantle; Cannington, in Cannington; Armadale, in
Cannington; West Kimberley, in Broome; Murchison–Gascoyne, in
Geraldton; goldfields, in Kalgoorlie; Great Southern, in Albany; South West, in
Bunbury; Peel, in Mandurah; East Kimberley, operating but not physically
co-located; wheatbelt, operating but not physically co-located; Pilbara,
operating but not physically co-located; Perth, the senior child protection
workers and the family and domestic violence unit are operating but not
physically co-located.
ChildFirst is co-located with police
in the police specialist child abuse unit in Perth—not attached to a
police station.
The multi-function police facilities
co-location by district is as follows: West Kimberley, located in Wirramanu—Balgo;
Bidyadanga, Dampier Peninsula and Looma; Murchinson–Gascoyne, located
in Burringurrah; Pilbara, located in Jigalong; and East Kimberley, located in
Kalumburu and Warmun.
(3) Thirteen
family and domestic violence senior child protection worker positions are
currently co-located with WA Police. Seventeen full-time equivalents are based
within ChildFirst. Eleven full-time equivalents in total are co-located in the
multi-function police facilities. One full-time equivalent is allocated per
remote community location as listed above.
(4) Dedicated
co-location positions currently vacant are at Blackstone, Warakurna and
Warburton; however, temporary arrangements have been in place to ensure
continuity of service.
(5) The positions
in Blackstone, Warakurna and Warburton have been vacant for approximately six
months. A recent recruitment process has identified successful applicants for
these positions.
question.
(1) The
Department for Child Protection and Family Support is co-located with WA Police
in three key program areas: family and domestic violence; ChildFirst; and
multi-function police facilities. The purpose of the family and domestic
violence co-location model is to improve the safety of child and adult victims
of family and domestic violence through timely, early and coordinated
intervention following a police call-out to a domestic violence incident. The
purpose of ChildFirst is to achieve better outcomes for child victims of abuse
by jointly planning and interviewing children. There are currently eleven
multi-function police facilities located in remote Aboriginal communities, the
purpose of which is to deliver a coordinated response to child protection,
police and justice-related issues.
(2) Family and
domestic violence co-location by area is as follows. I will state the CPFS
district first, followed by the police station/site of co-location: Rockingham,
in Rockingham; Mirrabooka, in Mirrabooka; Midland, in Midland; Joondalup, in
Joondalup; Fremantle, in Fremantle; Cannington, in Cannington; Armadale, in
Cannington; West Kimberley, in Broome; Murchison–Gascoyne, in
Geraldton; goldfields, in Kalgoorlie; Great Southern, in Albany; South West, in
Bunbury; Peel, in Mandurah; East Kimberley, operating but not physically
co-located; wheatbelt, operating but not physically co-located; Pilbara,
operating but not physically co-located; Perth, the senior child protection
workers and the family and domestic violence unit are operating but not
physically co-located.
ChildFirst is co-located with police
in the police specialist child abuse unit in Perth—not attached to a
police station.
The multi-function police facilities
co-location by district is as follows: West Kimberley, located in Wirramanu—Balgo;
Bidyadanga, Dampier Peninsula and Looma; Murchinson–Gascoyne, located
in Burringurrah; Pilbara, located in Jigalong; and East Kimberley, located in
Kalumburu and Warmun.
(3) Thirteen
family and domestic violence senior child protection worker positions are
currently co-located with WA Police. Seventeen full-time equivalents are based
within ChildFirst. Eleven full-time equivalents in total are co-located in the
multi-function police facilities. One full-time equivalent is allocated per
remote community location as listed above.
(4) Dedicated
co-location positions currently vacant are at Blackstone, Warakurna and
Warburton; however, temporary arrangements have been in place to ensure
continuity of service.
(5) The positions
in Blackstone, Warakurna and Warburton have been vacant for approximately six
months. A recent recruitment process has identified successful applicants for
these positions.
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