❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding police overtime hours, costs, and number of officers working overtime from 2015-2020. The response provides monthly data for each category.
AnsweredQoN 6018Legislative Assembly
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I refer to police overtime, and ask: (a) What are the total hours of overtime worked by police
officers each month in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date; (b) What is the cost of overtime for police officers for
each month in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date; and (c) How many police officers worked overtime for each
month in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date?
officers each month in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date; (b) What is the cost of overtime for police officers for
each month in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date; and (c) How many police officers worked overtime for each
month in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 May 2020
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
14 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(a)
Total Hours Worked
Month
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
January
22 857
40 255
42 806
23 295
35 188
47 673
February
34 666
30 871
39 392
25 387
31 295
44 733
March
33 917
32 065
36 969
29 974
44 169
April
30 730
30 276
48 397
37 882
39 709
May
36 281
43 475
29 475
32 637
36 581
June
26 918
29 397
31 452
36 137
33 678
July
25 376
32 202
33 531
31 378
27 437
August
33 006
22 394
26 440
25 666
31 499
September
29 096
21 359
24 785
33 615
36 121
October
25 644
24 411
30 686
27 899
37 313
November
34 696
24 876
26 861
34 845
47 057
December
26 034
27 493
30 411
39 863
46 069
Total
359 221
359 074
401 205
378 578
446 116
Please note prior to 2020 the Agency recorded overtime as “week-endings” rather than the actual date worked. Overtime worked from Monday through to the Sunday of a given week would be recorded as a week-ending total for the Sunday date
(b)
Cost of Overtime
Month
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
January
$3 240 975
$1 967 287
$2 103 467
$1 915 692
$2 752 391
$3 264 288
February
$1 924 116
$2 270 539
$3 129 481
$1 828 972
$2 591 006
$3 635 637
March
$2 356 512
$2 509 930
$3 118 405
$2 289 940
$2 687 270
April
$2 211 909
$1 965 844
$2 976 619
$2 392 050
$3 060 177
May
$2 171 965
$2 914 055
$3 034 312
$3 781 251
$4 744 854
June
$2 227 568
$3 768 915
$4 059 539
$3 532 753
$3 098 121
July
$2 811 194
$2 225 862
$1 699 799
$1 637 274
$1 789 613
August
$2 150 686
$1 875 354
$2 164 168
$2 169 154
$2 143 509
September
$1 980 897
$1 672 232
$1 913 938
$1 946 058
$2 417 941
October
$2 169 316
$1 478 835
$1 908 037
$2 222 649
$4 086 988
November
$1 934 405
$1 571 469
$3 094 025
$3 572 640
$2 812 502
December
$3 347 357
$2 897 282
$1 902 317
$2 779 957
$4 052 651
Total
$28 526 900
$27 117 604
$31 104 107
$30 068 390
$36 237 023
Please note the overtime amounts paid represent what was paid in the pay periods that fell in the months requested. This may not necessarily line up with the overtime worked within that month due to timing difference of payment.
(c)
Officers Worked
Month
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
January
2 872
3 513
3 544
2 884
3 284
3 605
February
3 128
3 179
3 290
2 938
3 202
3 538
March
3 308
3 308
3 282
3 100
3 610
April
3 003
3 242
3 612
3 294
3 416
May
3 226
3 535
3 060
3 093
3 334
June
2 960
3 189
3 100
3 139
3 310
July
2 935
3 255
3 226
3 209
3 039
August
3 225
2 920
2 910
3 023
3 225
September
2 984
2 821
2 846
3 280
3 188
October
2 901
3 020
3 115
3 069
3 352
November
3 318
2 951
3 010
3 199
3 567
December
3 013
2 939
3 154
3 409
3 579
Please note The number reflects the total officers who claimed within the month and not the number of instances of overtime worked.
(a)
Total Hours Worked
Month
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
January
22 857
40 255
42 806
23 295
35 188
47 673
February
34 666
30 871
39 392
25 387
31 295
44 733
March
33 917
32 065
36 969
29 974
44 169
April
30 730
30 276
48 397
37 882
39 709
May
36 281
43 475
29 475
32 637
36 581
June
26 918
29 397
31 452
36 137
33 678
July
25 376
32 202
33 531
31 378
27 437
August
33 006
22 394
26 440
25 666
31 499
September
29 096
21 359
24 785
33 615
36 121
October
25 644
24 411
30 686
27 899
37 313
November
34 696
24 876
26 861
34 845
47 057
December
26 034
27 493
30 411
39 863
46 069
Total
359 221
359 074
401 205
378 578
446 116
Please note prior to 2020 the Agency recorded overtime as “week-endings” rather than the actual date worked. Overtime worked from Monday through to the Sunday of a given week would be recorded as a week-ending total for the Sunday date
(b)
Cost of Overtime
Month
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
January
$3 240 975
$1 967 287
$2 103 467
$1 915 692
$2 752 391
$3 264 288
February
$1 924 116
$2 270 539
$3 129 481
$1 828 972
$2 591 006
$3 635 637
March
$2 356 512
$2 509 930
$3 118 405
$2 289 940
$2 687 270
April
$2 211 909
$1 965 844
$2 976 619
$2 392 050
$3 060 177
May
$2 171 965
$2 914 055
$3 034 312
$3 781 251
$4 744 854
June
$2 227 568
$3 768 915
$4 059 539
$3 532 753
$3 098 121
July
$2 811 194
$2 225 862
$1 699 799
$1 637 274
$1 789 613
August
$2 150 686
$1 875 354
$2 164 168
$2 169 154
$2 143 509
September
$1 980 897
$1 672 232
$1 913 938
$1 946 058
$2 417 941
October
$2 169 316
$1 478 835
$1 908 037
$2 222 649
$4 086 988
November
$1 934 405
$1 571 469
$3 094 025
$3 572 640
$2 812 502
December
$3 347 357
$2 897 282
$1 902 317
$2 779 957
$4 052 651
Total
$28 526 900
$27 117 604
$31 104 107
$30 068 390
$36 237 023
Please note the overtime amounts paid represent what was paid in the pay periods that fell in the months requested. This may not necessarily line up with the overtime worked within that month due to timing difference of payment.
(c)
Officers Worked
Month
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
January
2 872
3 513
3 544
2 884
3 284
3 605
February
3 128
3 179
3 290
2 938
3 202
3 538
March
3 308
3 308
3 282
3 100
3 610
April
3 003
3 242
3 612
3 294
3 416
May
3 226
3 535
3 060
3 093
3 334
June
2 960
3 189
3 100
3 139
3 310
July
2 935
3 255
3 226
3 209
3 039
August
3 225
2 920
2 910
3 023
3 225
September
2 984
2 821
2 846
3 280
3 188
October
2 901
3 020
3 115
3 069
3 352
November
3 318
2 951
3 010
3 199
3 567
December
3 013
2 939
3 154
3 409
3 579
Please note The number reflects the total officers who claimed within the month and not the number of instances of overtime worked.
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