❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police regarding a voluntary redundancy scheme for commissioned officers within the WA Police force. The Minister confirms the scheme is part of a broader reform program aimed at flattening the police structure and reducing expenditure.
AnsweredQoN 377Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY SCHEME
377. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police:
I refer to the Commissioner of
Police's memorandum last month inviting expressions of interest from
commissioned officers in a further voluntary redundancy scheme.
(1) What role did the minister have in authorising the offer?
(2) How many commissioned officers applied?
(3) How many commissioned officers have now been offered the
so-called voluntary redundancy?
377. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police:
I refer to the Commissioner of
Police's memorandum last month inviting expressions of interest from
commissioned officers in a further voluntary redundancy scheme.
(1) What role did the minister have in authorising the offer?
(2) How many commissioned officers applied?
(3) How many commissioned officers have now been offered the
so-called voluntary redundancy?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3)
I thank the member for Midland for the question. As part of Frontline 2020 and
the reform program, the Commissioner of Police came to me and said that it had
been identified that there was a surplus of commissioned officers within the
ranks of WA Police and that there was interest in flattening the structure
somewhat. Obviously, every minister who receives information like that from
their director general accepts it and embraces it with open arms—a
flattening of the structure is generally a very good thing with respect to
expenditure of taxpayer funds. The commissioner came to me and said that he had
identified 30 commissioned officer positions he believes would be suitable for
redundancy in the interests of flattening the structure. They will be funded
from within the police's own resources. They have not come to me for
additional money for this; they will process these redundancies from within. We
are currently in the second stage of offers and we have extended the offer for
redundancy to some senior sergeants and some other officers at that level.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We have not settled on a final number of redundancies. The applications have
gone out and expressions of interest have come back to the police executive.
They will all be assessed on their merits and I expect there will be a very
good outcome for WA Police and the community of Western Australia.
I thank the member for Midland for the question. As part of Frontline 2020 and
the reform program, the Commissioner of Police came to me and said that it had
been identified that there was a surplus of commissioned officers within the
ranks of WA Police and that there was interest in flattening the structure
somewhat. Obviously, every minister who receives information like that from
their director general accepts it and embraces it with open arms—a
flattening of the structure is generally a very good thing with respect to
expenditure of taxpayer funds. The commissioner came to me and said that he had
identified 30 commissioned officer positions he believes would be suitable for
redundancy in the interests of flattening the structure. They will be funded
from within the police's own resources. They have not come to me for
additional money for this; they will process these redundancies from within. We
are currently in the second stage of offers and we have extended the offer for
redundancy to some senior sergeants and some other officers at that level.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We have not settled on a final number of redundancies. The applications have
gone out and expressions of interest have come back to the police executive.
They will all be assessed on their merits and I expect there will be a very
good outcome for WA Police and the community of Western Australia.
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