Corrective Services

1636. Hon Alison Xamon to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to children in the care of the CEO, and I ask:

 (a) how many children in the care of the CEO are currently in Banksia Hill Detention Centre;

 (b) how many of these young people are in custody because there is no suitable accommodation available for them to be released on bail or on supervised release orders;

947. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

(1)  Will the McGowan government repeal the provisions governing confinement in the Young Offenders Act 1994 and the Young Offenders Regulations 1995?

(2)  If yes to (1), when?

(3)  If no to (1), why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.