❓ Hon Tim Clifford, on behalf of Hon Dr Brad Pettitt, asked the Minister for Corrective Services about suicide/self-harm attempts, out-of-cell hours, and time spent in cells at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for May 2025. The Minister provided a detailed response in tabular form.
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Banksia Hill Detention Centre—Unit 18 detainees407.Hon Tim Cliffordto
the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:I seek leave to ask a
question on behalf of Hon Dr Brad Pettitt.The President:You do not need to seek leave if the
member is not present in the chamber and you received a request from the
honourable member to do so. Just continue with your question.Hon Tim Clifford:I refer to youth detention. Can the
minister please table the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18 respectively for May 2025:(1) the number of suicide and self-harm attempts;(2) the monthly average out-of-cell hours;(3) the number of occasions a young person spent
20 or more hours in their cell; and(4) the number of occasions a young person spent
four or more hours out of their cell?
the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:I seek leave to ask a
question on behalf of Hon Dr Brad Pettitt.The President:You do not need to seek leave if the
member is not present in the chamber and you received a request from the
honourable member to do so. Just continue with your question.Hon Tim Clifford:I refer to youth detention. Can the
minister please table the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18 respectively for May 2025:(1) the number of suicide and self-harm attempts;(2) the monthly average out-of-cell hours;(3) the number of occasions a young person spent
20 or more hours in their cell; and(4) the number of occasions a young person spent
four or more hours out of their cell?
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24 June 2025
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0 days
Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is largely in tabular form, so I seek
leave to have it incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.1)Table 1.
Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 May 2025 and
31 May 2025.Attempted SuicideSelf-Harm – SeriousSelf-Harm – MinorMay 2025009Table 2. Unit
18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 May 2025 and 31 May
2025.Attempted SuicideSelf-Harm – SeriousSelf-Harm – MinorMay 20250052)Table 3. Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell
Hours between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025.Banksia HillUnit 18May 20259 hrs 31 mins9 hrs 20 mins3)Table 4.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on Which a Young Person Spent 20 or More
Hours in Cell Between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025.Banksia HillUnit 18May 20251724)Table 5.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on Which a Young Person Spent 4 or More
Hours Out of Cell Between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025.Banksia HillUnit 18May 20252,379300
Banksia Hill Detention Centre—Unit 18 detainees
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is largely in tabular form, so I seek
leave to have it incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.1)Table 1.
Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 May 2025 and
31 May 2025.Attempted SuicideSelf-Harm – SeriousSelf-Harm – MinorMay 2025009Table 2. Unit
18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 May 2025 and 31 May
2025.Attempted SuicideSelf-Harm – SeriousSelf-Harm – MinorMay 20250052)Table 3. Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell
Hours between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025.Banksia HillUnit 18May 20259 hrs 31 mins9 hrs 20 mins3)Table 4.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on Which a Young Person Spent 20 or More
Hours in Cell Between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025.Banksia HillUnit 18May 20251724)Table 5.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on Which a Young Person Spent 4 or More
Hours Out of Cell Between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025.Banksia HillUnit 18May 20252,379300
Banksia Hill Detention Centre—Unit 18 detainees
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