❓ Opposition questions the Minister for Police regarding a significant apparent decrease in FTE within the family violence division, citing conflicting information from previous parliamentary questions. The Minister denies the decrease, clarifying the difference in scope between the two referenced questions.
AnsweredQoN 421Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
421. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to his response to question without notice 833 on Tuesday,
15 August 2023, and question without notice 375 asked on Tuesday, 7 May
2024.
(1) Will the
minister confirm that the number of actual FTE in the family violence division
has declined from 87.65 in August 2023 to 12.2 in May 2024?
(2) If no to (1),
what is the reason for the discrepancy between these two responses?
(3) If yes to
(1), why has this decrease occurred?
421. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to his response to question without notice 833 on Tuesday,
15 August 2023, and question without notice 375 asked on Tuesday, 7 May
2024.
(1) Will the
minister confirm that the number of actual FTE in the family violence division
has declined from 87.65 in August 2023 to 12.2 in May 2024?
(2) If no to (1),
what is the reason for the discrepancy between these two responses?
(3) If yes to
(1), why has this decrease occurred?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question. The Western Australia Police Force advise as
follows.
(1) No.
(2) The question
asked in August 2023 refers to family violence response teams and the question
asked in May 2024 refers to the family violence division.
(3) Not applicable.
for some notice of the question. The Western Australia Police Force advise as
follows.
(1) No.
(2) The question
asked in August 2023 refers to family violence response teams and the question
asked in May 2024 refers to the family violence division.
(3) Not applicable.
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