1102. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to young people accommodated at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre, and I ask:
(a) how many young people are currently in Banksia Hill Detention Centre;
(b) of the young people in (a), how many are in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is no appropriate accommodation available for them to be released on bail; and
(c) of the young people in (a), how many are in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is no appropriate accommodation for them to be released on a supervised release order?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
The Department of Justice advises that as at 23 April 2018 there were:
(a) 149 young people at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
(b) two young people with bail who did not have suitable accommodation.
(c) three young people at Banksia Hill whose Supervised Release Order had been deferred due to their not having a viable accommodation placement upon release.