BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES —
RESTRAINTS
1100. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to both youth detention
facilities in Western Australia, Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18.
(1) How many times has the figure four restraint—also
known as folding up—been used in the past 12 months?
(2) How many injuries resulting from the use of the
figure four restraint have been recorded in the past 12 months?
(3) What risks of injury or death
are officers informed of in relation to the figure four restraint?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is based on information
provided to me by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) The
department does not maintain records of the types of physical restraints used
in the management of incidents involving young people, including the
application of a figure four.
Since January 2021, the figure four
restraint is only authorised to be applied for officers to safely remove restraints
and exit a cell in situations in which a young person presents a risk to staff.
(2) No injuries have been reported
that relate to the application of a figure four restraint.
(3) All staff are
provided initial training about medical considerations during physical
restraints, as well as refresher training every 12 months.