Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Sub-Department
Authorized form of name
LONGMORE REMAND AND ASSESSMENT CENTRE
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A828
Description area
Dates of existence
1965-01-27 -
History
Longmore Remand and Assessment Centre was opened on 27 January 1965. It was designed to cater for boys and girls who were wards of the Department (of Child Welfare).
The two functions of Longmore:
Remand - to provide secure accommodation for children arrested and charged with offences, waiting to appear in court and for children remanded in custody for further court appearances.
Assessment - to provide assessment of children convicted by a court and placed under control of the Department. The child may be released after assessment or placed in a secure training centre (Longmore Training Centre, Riverbank or Nyandi - Nyandi closed in 1992).
Longmore, as part of the Youth Justice Bureau was transferred to the Ministry of Justice in 1993.
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Relationships area
Related entity
AU WA A823 - NYANDI TRAINING CENTRE (1970-02-01 - 1992-12-31)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A823
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1993-01-01 -
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A823 - NYANDI TRAINING CENTRE (1970-02-01 - 1992-12-31)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A823
Category of the relationship
Subordinate
Dates of the relationship
1970-01-01 - 1992-12-31
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A643 - MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (1993-01-01 - 2001-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A643
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
1993-01-01 -
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A590 - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [1] (1992-10-01 - 1995-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A590
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
1992-01-01 - 1992-12-31
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A40 - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES (1985-01-01 - 1992-10-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A40
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
1984-01-01 - 1992-12-31
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A39 - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY WELFARE (1972-06-16 - 1985-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A39
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
1973-01-01 - 1984-12-31
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A38 - CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT (1927-12-22 - 1972-06-15)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A38
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
1965-01-01 - 1972-12-31
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Status
Final