Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Child Protection about the reporting process for crimes against children in care who are missing. The Minister confirms that four senior leaders and the Minister receive such reports.

AnsweredQoN 280Legislative Council
Asked
6 May 2026
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

Children in care–Whereabouts unknown
280. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for Child
Protection:
I refer to the
answer to my question without notice 2 in which the house was advised that
reports are provided to the department's senior leadership and to the Western
Australia Police Force regarding incidents relating to a child in care being a
victim of crime during the period they were missing or unaccounted for.
(1) How
many members of the department's senior leadership receive such reports?
(2) Who
are they?
(3) Does
the minister receive any such reports?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by
the Minister for Child Protection.
(1) There
are four.
(2) They
are the Director General, the Deputy Director General Child Protection and
Family Support, the Executive Director Service Delivery and the Regional
Executive Director.
(3) Yes.

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