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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 825 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2022 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

POLICE OFFICERS

825. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

I refer to the answer to question on notice 168, asked on Wednesday, 11 August 2021, which stated that there were 7 272 sworn police officers on 30 June 2021, and to a response given at the Western Australia Police Force estimates hearing on Wednesday, 22 June 2022, which stated that there were 6 744 sworn officers on 30 June 2021.

(1) Why were two different figures provided to indicate the number of sworn officers on 30 June 2021?

(2) What was the total number of sworn officers on —

(a) 30 June 2021; and

(b) 30 June 2022?

(3) What is the number of sworn police officers as of today's date?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.

(1) An administrative error occurred. Once the error was realised, appropriate processes were put in place to have a correction made at the first opportunity.

(2) The Western Australia Police Force advises that it was —

(a) 6 927 police officers; and

(b) 7 007 police officers.

(3) There are 6 911 police officers with an additional 199 police recruits currently in training at the WA Police Academy.

President, I am not sure whether I gave the wrong answer on the previous date. If so, I apologise to the house for that. This hopefully brings the matter to a close.