CHILDREN IN CARE — WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
1208. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 1133 asked on 8 December 2021 in which the house was informed
that one child had been formally reported to the WA Police Force as missing.
(1) Has this
child been found?
(2) For how many
days has this child had their whereabouts recorded as unknown?
(3) Has this
child been placed on the Australian missing persons register?
(4) If no to (3),
why not?
Hon KYLE McGINN
replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer, which I provide on behalf of the
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Child Protection, has been provided
to me by the Minister for Child Protection.
(1) No.
(2) Their
whereabouts has been recorded as unknown for 35 days.
(3) This child
has been formally reported to WA police as a missing person.
(4) Not
applicable.