CHILDREN IN CARE —
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
1109. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 1067, answered on 27 October 2022.
(1) Has the child recorded as a missing
person been found?
(2) If yes to (1), for how many
days was the child recorded as missing?
(3) If no to (1), for how many days
has the child been recorded as missing?
(4) How many children who are in
the care of the CEO have their whereabouts currently recorded as —
(a) a missing person; or
(b) ''unknown—in
contact''?
(5) Further to
(4), how many have been reported to the Western Australia Police Force as a missing
person?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Children
and young people may move between living arrangements, which are recorded by
case management in the child's or young person's
placement type. A child is recorded in a placement type ''unknown—in
contact'' if the young person is unwilling to disclose their location
but is still in contact with their caseworker or other safety networks that
keep in contact with them. If the child cannot be located or contacted, they
are recorded in placement type ''missing
child'' and a missing person's report is submitted to the Western
Australia Police Force. Every child still has access to the same
supports that would be made available to them if they were residing in their
approved placement.
(1) Yes.
(2) It was 17 days.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) (a) There are five.
(b) There are eight.
(5) There are five.