Hon Peter Collier asks about the allocation of new mental health support services within the WA Police Force, following up on a previous question. The Minister's response indicates a delay in providing a detailed answer due to operational duties of relevant personnel.

AnsweredQoN 1008Legislative Council
Asked
12 September 2023
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

POLICE — MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
1008. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to his response
to question without notice 969 asked on Thursday, 31 August, which indicated
for the first time that the overall growth in both internal and external
support services had increased from 15 to 22 positions.
(1) How many of
the seven new positions have been provided internally and what is their
specific role?
(2) How many of
the seven new positions have been provided externally and what is their
specific role?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Acting Minister for Police.
For
the awareness of the honourable member, the increase is in support services,
not positions. The Western Australia Police Force advises that the
relevant personnel are undertaking external operational duties and are not
available to provide a response within the required time frame. A response will
be provided to the honourable member on Thursday, 21 September 2023.

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