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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 254 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 June 2021 by Hon Nick Goiran

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

COMMUNITIES — RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES

254. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to the article titled ''How a WA boy in Child Protection's care raped other teens on government's watch'' published on WAtoday on 27 May 2021.

(1) How many residential group homes are providing out-of-home care for children in our state?

(2) How many are in the Perth metropolitan region?

(3) Further to parts (1) and (2), how many are operated by the department?

(4) What is the current number of children living in such group homes and how many are living in group homes operated by the department?

(5) How many children displaying inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviours are currently being housed with other children in government-run residential group homes?

Hon SAMANTHA ROWE replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Child Protection.

(1) The Department of Communities currently operates 23 residential group homes. In addition to this, Communities funds 40 family group homes contracted through community service organisations.

(2) There are 14 residential group homes.

(3) Twenty-three residential group homes are operated by the Department of Communities across Western Australia.

(4) As at 15 June 2021, there are 99 children living in group homes operated by the Department of Communities.

(5) This answer requires the Department of Communities to search individual case files. As a result, this information is not able to be provided in the available time.