❓ Mrs. Roberts questions the Minister for Police about the fate of senior police positions following potential redundancies, specifically whether they will be abolished or filled by lower-ranking officers. The Minister responds by outlining a plan to flatten the structure and potentially replace senior officers leaving through voluntary severance with younger officers.
AnsweredQoN 232Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — REDUNDANCIES
232. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the minister is removing that number of officers—somewhere
fewer than 50—can the minister advise whether those senior positions
will be abolished or advertised and filled by lower ranking officers?
232. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the minister is removing that number of officers—somewhere
fewer than 50—can the minister advise whether those senior positions
will be abolished or advertised and filled by lower ranking officers?
AnswerView source ↗
The proposal at present is to look
for opportunities to flatten the structure, and to look for opportunities, if
you like, for officers who may choose to leave WA Police through a voluntary
severance scheme to free up an opportunity for younger, more enthusiastic
officers to fill those positions. We have not settled, as I said, on a final
number. What has gone out at present is an expression of interest to gauge the
mood within those commissioned officer ranks. We obviously need to flatten our
structure. Every government agency needs to do that in the interests of getting
best value for money for taxpayers. That is what I will do and that is what
Frontline 2020 is all about.
for opportunities to flatten the structure, and to look for opportunities, if
you like, for officers who may choose to leave WA Police through a voluntary
severance scheme to free up an opportunity for younger, more enthusiastic
officers to fill those positions. We have not settled, as I said, on a final
number. What has gone out at present is an expression of interest to gauge the
mood within those commissioned officer ranks. We obviously need to flatten our
structure. Every government agency needs to do that in the interests of getting
best value for money for taxpayers. That is what I will do and that is what
Frontline 2020 is all about.
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