❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding conditions at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 in March and April 2026, focusing on self-harm, out-of-cell hours, and time spent in cells.
AnsweredQoN 319Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18
319. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister representing
the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention and ask that the minister
please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention Centre
and unit 18 respectively for March and April 2026:
(1) What was the number of suicide and
self-harm attempts?
(2) What were the monthly average
out-of-cell hours?
(3) What was the number of occasions a
young person spent 20 hours or more in their cell?
(4) What was the number of occasions a
young person spent 22 hours or more in their cell?
319. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister representing
the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention and ask that the minister
please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention Centre
and unit 18 respectively for March and April 2026:
(1) What was the number of suicide and
self-harm attempts?
(2) What were the monthly average
out-of-cell hours?
(3) What was the number of occasions a
young person spent 20 hours or more in their cell?
(4) What was the number of occasions a
young person spent 22 hours or more in their cell?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The
following answer has been provided by the Minister for Corrective Services. It
is largely in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
1.
Table 1.
Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 March and 30
April 2026, by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm – Minor
March 2026
1
0
36i
April 2026
0
0
55ii
i) 36 instances relating to 18 distinct
young people.
ii) 55 instances relating to 24 distinct
young people.
Table 2. Unit
18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 March and 30 April 2026,
by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm – Minor
March 2026
0
0
1
April 2026
0
0
0
2.
Table 3.
Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out-of-Cell Hours between 1 March and 30 April
2026, by Facility and Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
March 2026
9 hrs 29 mins
8 hrs 35 mins
April 2026
9 hrs 13 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
3.
Table 4.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a Young Person Spent 20 or More
Hours in Cell between 1 March and 30 April 2026, by Facility and Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
March 2026
24
1
April 2026
20
3
4.
Table 5.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a Young Person Spent 22 or More
Hours in Cell between 1 March and 30 April 2026, by Facility and Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
March 2026
5
0
April 2026
5
0
following answer has been provided by the Minister for Corrective Services. It
is largely in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
1.
Table 1.
Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 March and 30
April 2026, by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm – Minor
March 2026
1
0
36i
April 2026
0
0
55ii
i) 36 instances relating to 18 distinct
young people.
ii) 55 instances relating to 24 distinct
young people.
Table 2. Unit
18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 March and 30 April 2026,
by Month.
Month
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm – Minor
March 2026
0
0
1
April 2026
0
0
0
2.
Table 3.
Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out-of-Cell Hours between 1 March and 30 April
2026, by Facility and Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
March 2026
9 hrs 29 mins
8 hrs 35 mins
April 2026
9 hrs 13 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
3.
Table 4.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a Young Person Spent 20 or More
Hours in Cell between 1 March and 30 April 2026, by Facility and Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
March 2026
24
1
April 2026
20
3
4.
Table 5.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a Young Person Spent 22 or More
Hours in Cell between 1 March and 30 April 2026, by Facility and Month.
Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
March 2026
5
0
April 2026
5
0
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