COMMUNITIES —
BRAVEHEARTS FOUNDATION
1033. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the minister's
answer on 3 August 2021 to question on notice 11 asked by the Leader of the
Opposition in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2021.
(1) Was the review of the complaint
outcome finalised by the deadline of 30 July 2021?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) When was the review finalised
by the complaints management unit?
(4) What date was the complainant
informed of the outcome of the review?
(5) What was the outcome of the
review and were any matters substantiated?
(6) What steps are being taken to
address the safety concerns that gave rise to the complaint?
Hon KYLE
McGINN replied:
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the
parliamentary secretary. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Child Protection.
(1) Yes.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The
complaints management tier 2 investigation report was finalised on 29 July 2021
and distributed to the Mirrabooka child protection district on 3 July 2021.
(4) The letter
informing the complainant of the outcome was emailed to the complainant on 30
July 2021. A subsequent meeting to discuss
the outcome of the complaint was held at the complainant's home address
on 6 August 2021.
(5) The complaint investigation review identified
further actions the Department of Communities should take to assess the
safety of the children subject to the complaint, which included commencing a child
safety investigation.
(6) Communities
has commenced a child safety investigation and intensive family support is
being provided to the family.