POLICE — TEMPORARY HOLDINGS DIVISION
1245. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
(1) Why and when are police
officers placed in the temporary holdings division?
(2) How many police officers are
currently in temporary holdings?
(3) How many police officers were
in temporary holdings on 1 January 2021?
(4) Are police officers in
temporary holdings included in total police numbers?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
On behalf of the minister
representing the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the
Minister for Police.
The WA Police Force advises the
following.
(1) Police officers may be placed in temporary
holdings for a range of reasons, including if they are expected to be absent
from the workplace for a minimum of six months and there is a corporate or
operational requirement for their usual function to be performed; if they are
officers on parental leave in excess of four months, who are generally placed
into dedicated parental leave temporary holdings positions in order for their
positions to be backfilled; if it is as an outcome of an inquiry into a disciplinary
matter; or for compassionate reasons.
(3) There are 77.
(3) There were 60.
(4) Yes.