❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information about police officer involvement at Police and Community Youth Centres (PCYCs), particularly the Midland PCYC, focusing on officer presence, duties, and program involvement. The answer details officer roles, the vacancy of a key position, and reasons for accommodation changes.
AnsweredQoN 8850Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many officers, other than youth liaison officers, have spent any of their rostered duty time at police and community youth centres (PCYC) at any time in the last three months?
(2) What duties were they engaged in and for what period of time and on what date?
(3) Specifically, is the Minister able to provide any evidence of any police officer being involved in any activity at the Midland PCYC on any day in July or August 2012?
(4) On what date was the last police officer physically located at Midland PCYC removed in 2012?
(5) What specific programs had that officer been involved in?
(2) What duties were they engaged in and for what period of time and on what date?
(3) Specifically, is the Minister able to provide any evidence of any police officer being involved in any activity at the Midland PCYC on any day in July or August 2012?
(4) On what date was the last police officer physically located at Midland PCYC removed in 2012?
(5) What specific programs had that officer been involved in?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
41 days
(1) Ten police officers, six police staff, however other operational police officers may have also spent rostered duty time at the PCYC.
(2) Four police officers were engaged in duties as Centre Managers, which involved day to administration of the centres, in addition to supervising of programs where applicable.
The other six police officers were employed as Programs Officers, which entailed supervision of programs applicable to juvenile Prolific Priority Offenders and Youth at Risk.
These officers worked a 40 hour week.
(3) Police were not involved in any activities at the Midland PCYC during July or August 2012 as the Youth Liaison Officer position was vacant following the secondment of the police officer attached to the Midland PCYC.
(4) On 22 June 2012 the police officer was voluntarily seconded to another position within WA Police. A new Centre Manager was employed by the Federation in May 2012 to manage the PCYC.
The Centre Manager position previously held by the police officer was converted to a Youth Liaison Officer position and advertised in August 2012. On 7 June 2012 it was agreed with the Federation the available accommodation at Midland PCYC was not suitable for a Youth Liaison Officer. The successful Youth Liaison Officer applicant transferred from Regional WA and took up the position in mid September 2012, housed in police premises pending the suitability of the PCYC accommodation at Midland.
(5) Programs the police officer attached to Midland PCYC was involved in include:
· Northbridge Diversion Program
· Bandyup Women's Prison visits
· Leadership Committee
· PPO Intensive Management
· At Risk Soccer
· Outreach Bus
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(2) Four police officers were engaged in duties as Centre Managers, which involved day to administration of the centres, in addition to supervising of programs where applicable.
The other six police officers were employed as Programs Officers, which entailed supervision of programs applicable to juvenile Prolific Priority Offenders and Youth at Risk.
These officers worked a 40 hour week.
(3) Police were not involved in any activities at the Midland PCYC during July or August 2012 as the Youth Liaison Officer position was vacant following the secondment of the police officer attached to the Midland PCYC.
(4) On 22 June 2012 the police officer was voluntarily seconded to another position within WA Police. A new Centre Manager was employed by the Federation in May 2012 to manage the PCYC.
The Centre Manager position previously held by the police officer was converted to a Youth Liaison Officer position and advertised in August 2012. On 7 June 2012 it was agreed with the Federation the available accommodation at Midland PCYC was not suitable for a Youth Liaison Officer. The successful Youth Liaison Officer applicant transferred from Regional WA and took up the position in mid September 2012, housed in police premises pending the suitability of the PCYC accommodation at Midland.
(5) Programs the police officer attached to Midland PCYC was involved in include:
· Northbridge Diversion Program
· Bandyup Women's Prison visits
· Leadership Committee
· PPO Intensive Management
· At Risk Soccer
· Outreach Bus
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