Hon. Sue Ellery asks about resignations and retirements at the Rockingham Rail Unit. Hon. Peter Collier provides figures and reasons for officers leaving, including transfers to the Public Transport Authority and higher-paying jobs in mining.

AnsweredQoN 902Legislative Council
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20 October 2011
Portfolio
Police

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POLICE OFFICERS — ROCKINGHAM RAIL UNIT
(1) How many full-time police officers serving at the Rockingham rail unit have resigned and how many have retired from the police service in the last 12 months? (2) What is the combined resignation and retirement rate of police officers at the Rockingham rail unit, and what is the rate for the wider police service? (3) Were those officers resigning or retiring interviewed to ascertain their reasons for resignation; and, if so, what were the main reasons? Hon PETER COLLIER

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) Eight. (2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
(2) What is the combined resignation and retirement rate of police officers at the Rockingham rail unit, and what is the rate for the wider police service? (3) Were those officers resigning or retiring interviewed to ascertain their reasons for resignation; and, if so, what were the main reasons? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) Eight. (2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
(3) Were those officers resigning or retiring interviewed to ascertain their reasons for resignation; and, if so, what were the main reasons? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) Eight. (2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) Eight. (2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of question. (1) Eight. (2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
(1) Eight. (2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
(2) The average resignation and retirement rate for Police Transport Southern for the past 12 months is approximately 0.75 FTE. WA Police average attrition rate for police officers in the last 12 months is 25 a month or 0.4 per cent of total police officers. (3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.
(3) Formal interviews are offered to officers resigning or retiring from WA Police. In the case of Police Transport Southern, informal interviews were conducted with each of the officers. Information during these interviews identified that four officers enjoyed working on the rail network and decided they would like to remain permanently as public transport officers and took up employment with the Public Transport Authority; two officers obtained higher paying jobs within the mining sector; one officer was undecided on his future and took employment as a storeman; and one officer moved to the country and took up an administrative job.

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