POLICE — REGIONAL
FTE
1312. Hon JACQUI BOYDELL to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I ask this question on behalf of
Hon Martin Aldridge, who is absent on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the Western Australia
Police Force.
(1) What is the current authorised
strength in regional WA?
(2) What is the current actual
strength in regional WA?
(3) How many vacancies for sworn
officer positions by FTE are there in regional WA as of today?
(4) Is there a policy,
directive or similar in place preventing police officer vacancies from being
backfilled to support the COVID-19 response functions of WA police?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Police.
The answer is not able to be
provided in the time available. A response will be provided prior to Parliament
rising.