Plan to overhaul troubled Banksia Hill youth detention centre commissioned but kept secret

Banksia Hill youth detention centre in Western Australia. Aboriginal leaders are frustrated with the state government over a lack of consultation. Photograph: David Dare Parker/The Guardian

A review commissioned by the West Australian government nearly 18 months ago recommended it overhaul the increasingly troubled Banksia Hill youth facility, and move away from “punitive control” to “therapeutic care”, but the report is unlikely to be made public.

In a leaked email, seen by Guardian Australia, the company contracted to develop the strategy referred to work it did to develop a “new business case” for Banksia Hill.