POLICE
— MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES
646. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister to his response to question without
notice 591 asked on Wednesday, 1 September.
(1) Where are
the 10 psychologists and one psychologists located and are they all full-time
employees of the Western Australia Police Force?
(2) How much
of the $240 000 per annum allocated for contract services was used in 2018,
2019, 2020 and 2021 to date?
(3) How many
officers benefited from the contract services provided by the $240 000 per
annum in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date?
(4) Where are the four chaplains located and are they
full-time employees of the Western Australia Police Force?
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 the following.
(1) The
following are located in the Perth metropolitan area: four full-time
psychologists, two part-time psychologists, and one contracted part-time
psychiatrist. Four full-time psychologist positions are being recruited.
(2) The
amounts were: $129 430 in 2017–18, $155 230 in 2018–19, $129
000 in 2019–20, and $243 115 in 2020–21.
(3) Should the
honourable member require a response, it is requested that this question be
placed on notice as the detail requested cannot be provided within the time
frame.
(4) The four full-time chaplains are located in the Perth
metropolitan area.