Question On Notice No. 3052 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 August 2020 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Banksia Hill Detention Centre, and I ask
:
(a) how many incidents of self-harm were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019-20 (financial year);
(b) how many attempted suicides were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019-20 (financial year);
(c) how many assaults were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019-20 (financial year); and
(d) how many sexual assaults were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019-20 (financial year)?
Answered on 15 September 2020
(a)(i) In 2019, there were 145 self-harm incidents and 0 serious self-harm incident.
(ii) During 2019-20, there were 113 self-harm incidents and 1 serious self-harm incident.
(b)(i) In 2019, there were 2 attempted suicides.
(ii) During 2019-20, there were 2 attempted suicides.
(c)(i) In 2019, there were:
- 3 serious assaults against staff;
- 1 serious assault against other detainee;
- 75 assaults against staff; and
- 56 assaults against other detainee.
(ii) During 2019-20, there were:
- 1 serious assault against staff;
- 3 serious assaults against other detainee;
- 46 assaults against staff; and
- 52 assaults against other detainee.
(d)(i) There was no sexual assault recorded in 2019.
(ii) There was no sexual assault recorded during 2019-20.