Question on Notice regarding the allocation of funds in forward estimates for regional WA across Police, Emergency Services, and Road Safety. The answer reveals a lack of specific regional budgeting for recruitment within these portfolios.

AnsweredQoN 170Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2008
Portfolio
Police; Emergency Services; Road Safety

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(a) The total value of funds contained in the forward estimates as at 6 September 2008 that were expected to be spent in regional Western Australia;
(b) The total value of funds contained in the forward estimates as at 6 September 2008 that were expected to be spent in regional Western Australia on capital projects; and
(c) The total value of funds contained in the forward estimates as at 6 September 2008 that were expected to be spent in regional Western Australia on recruitment expenditure?

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Answered
2 March 2009
Responded by
Minister for Police; Emergency Services; Road Safety
Response time
97 days
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on notice number 169.
(c)
· FESA
o FESA does not allocate a specific amount of funding each year for recruitment in regional areas. Funding is allocated on an as needs basis and therefore should a regional area have a specific recruitment need appropriate funding will be allocated to that area.
· The Office of Road Safety
o The Office of Road Safety is part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for all administrative issues. As such, the office of Road Safety's response to this question will be included as part of the DPC response.
· WAPOL
o WA Police does not have a breakdown of recruiting costs for regional Western Australia. All recruitment expenditure for WA Police is met from the Professional Development portfolio (which includes the Police Academy), which meets the cost of advertising, recruiting and training until recruits are released as probationary constables.
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Based on the Regional Development Regions as defined by the Department of Local Government and Regional Development.
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