POLICE — GRADUATES
811. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to the answer
provided to question without notice 781, asked on Thursday, 1 September.
(1) How long has it been the practice to allow
recruits to graduate prior to the completion of all the requirements of
the course?
(2) In reference
to the numerous questions about the number of sworn police officers asked in
2022, have the recruits who have not completed all the requirements of the
course been included in the totals?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force advises —
(1) It has been a
longstanding practice over successive governments to allow police recruits who
require outstanding training to participate in the graduation ceremony with
their squad. Post-graduation, those recruits who have outstanding training will
be returned to the police academy at the earliest opportunity to undertake the
training.
(2) As has been
the case with successive governments, all recruits who graduate are provided as
part of the sworn officer numbers. Over the past 12 months, 25 recruits have
not been deployed to operational duties following graduation due to illness,
injury or other impediments.