❓ Hon. P.G. Pendal asks about 24-hour staffing at the new Kensington Police Centre. The Minister confirms 24-hour staffing but limited public access outside office hours, emphasizing mobile policing and centralised coordination.
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791. Hon. P.G. PENDAL to the Minister for Police:
I refer to the new police centre to be established in George Street, Kensington, and ask -
(a) is it envisaged that the new station will be staffed 24 hours per day;
(b) if not, why not;
(c) if the answer to (a) is
I refer to the new police centre to be established in George Street, Kensington, and ask -
(a) is it envisaged that the new station will be staffed 24 hours per day;
(b) if not, why not;
(c) if the answer to (a) is
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Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
44 days
The Minister Replied:
(a) It is envisaged that the new Kensington Police Complex will be staffed 24 hours per day, however it will only be open to the community during normal office hours. The complex will provide customer service to the community during normal office hours, after which police assistance can be obtained by telephoning 000 in life threatening emergencies or 9222 1111 for police attendance or 131444 for general information.
(b) Policing is not about bricks and mortar, but about creating a safer and more secure Western Australia by providing quality policing services. With the exception of specified larger 24 hour centres, local police stations exist for the purpose of supplying daytime counter services to the community, and as a base from which local police can co-ordinate their proactive and reactive policing strategies. These strategies are in accordance with the new policing model and utilise ?Insight? crime and incident pattern analysis technology, to provide a highly mobile visible police presence with the priority capacity to respond.
(c) All patrol activities are coordinated by the Police Operations Centre where calls for assistance are prioritised and responded to, to enable the best possible utilisation of resources while providing the appropriate level of protection and service to the community.
(d) See (b& c)
(a) It is envisaged that the new Kensington Police Complex will be staffed 24 hours per day, however it will only be open to the community during normal office hours. The complex will provide customer service to the community during normal office hours, after which police assistance can be obtained by telephoning 000 in life threatening emergencies or 9222 1111 for police attendance or 131444 for general information.
(b) Policing is not about bricks and mortar, but about creating a safer and more secure Western Australia by providing quality policing services. With the exception of specified larger 24 hour centres, local police stations exist for the purpose of supplying daytime counter services to the community, and as a base from which local police can co-ordinate their proactive and reactive policing strategies. These strategies are in accordance with the new policing model and utilise ?Insight? crime and incident pattern analysis technology, to provide a highly mobile visible police presence with the priority capacity to respond.
(c) All patrol activities are coordinated by the Police Operations Centre where calls for assistance are prioritised and responded to, to enable the best possible utilisation of resources while providing the appropriate level of protection and service to the community.
(d) See (b& c)
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