Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson questions the Attorney General regarding staffing changes within the Department of Corrective Services' internal investigation units following a restructure. The questions focus on the number of employees before and after the disbanding of the professional standards division and the creation of the investigation services directorate.

AnsweredQoN 478Legislative Council
Asked
7 May 2014
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES —INTERNAL
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT — KEN CUMMINGS
478. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the Minister for Corrective Services'
answer to question without notice 431 and to the former internal investigation
unit.
(1) How many people were employed —
(a) in the former professional standards
division prior to its disbanding; and
(b) in the former internal
investigations unit?
(2) How many people are employed —
(a) in the new investigation services
directorate; and
(b) in the internal investigations
component of the directorate?
(3) How many of the people in (1)(a) are now employed in the
new directorate?
(4) How many
of the people in (1)(b) are now employed in the internal investigations
component of the new directorate?
(5) How many
of the seven new investigators were previously employed in the former
professional standards division?

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On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) (a) There
are 41 people, with one additional person who was employed on a return-to-work
program.
(b) There are 10.
(2) (a) There are 22, with one
additional person who was employed on a return-to-work program.
(b) There are nine.
(3) There are 22.
(4) There are nine.
(5) All
persons employed in central investigations on 7 May 2014 were employed in
central investigations on 11 March 2014—the day of professional
standards' disbandment.

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