Mr. Katsambanis inquires about the recruitment and deployment of the additional 25 Police Officers planned for the Regional Enforcement Unit (REU). The response indicates full recruitment, metropolitan deployment with regional patrols, and no REU officers in Government Regional Officer Housing.

AnsweredQoN 4841Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 February 2019
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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I refer to the Police Regional Enforcement Unit (REU) and ask: (a) as of 20 February 2019 how many of the additional 25 Police Officers planned for the REU have been recruited; (b) how many REU Police Officers are there in each regional policing district; and (c) how many REU Police Officers occupy Government Regional Officer Housing?

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Answered
2 April 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
7 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise;
(a)       All 25 REU officers have been recruited.
(b)       The REU is deployed from metropolitan area, with rotating patrols on major regional roads within a 400km radius of Perth.
(c)       None.

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