Question regarding the number of WA Police officers in medical transition to retirement, their gender breakdown, and the average time for the process. The answer indicates data limitations prevent calculating an average timeframe.

AnsweredQoN 16Legislative Assembly
Asked
29 April 2025
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I refer to WA Police officers currently in medical transition to retirement, and I ask:
(a) How many police officers are currently in medical transition to retirement
:
(i) Of those referred to in (a), how many have been in transition to retirement for longer than 12 months;
(ii) How many of those referred to in (a) are men, women or other; and
(iii) What is the average time for an officer to go through the medical retirement process
?

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Answered
20 May 2025
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
3 days
i) 16 ii) 67 Men and 25 Women iii) The WA Police Force is unable to calculate an average time frame as it would require extensive manual calculations on data that is not readily available given the unique and complex circumstances of each individual officer.

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