❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police about unfilled police vacancies in regional WA and the implementation of promised attraction and retention incentives. The Minister acknowledges the issue and outlines steps being taken to address it through a $10.5 million package.
AnsweredQoN 134Legislative Assembly
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POLICE —
REGIONAL VACANCIES
134. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
(1) Is the
minister aware of police officer vacancies that remain unfilled in Bencubbin,
Northam, Wyalkatchem and Merredin?
(2) Given that
vacancies such as these have denied a proper policing presence in Western
Australia for over two years now, will the minister implement the Liberal Party's
election promise to provide attraction and retention money to officers in
hard-to-fill locations as a matter of urgency?
REGIONAL VACANCIES
134. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
(1) Is the
minister aware of police officer vacancies that remain unfilled in Bencubbin,
Northam, Wyalkatchem and Merredin?
(2) Given that
vacancies such as these have denied a proper policing presence in Western
Australia for over two years now, will the minister implement the Liberal Party's
election promise to provide attraction and retention money to officers in
hard-to-fill locations as a matter of urgency?
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(1)–(2)
I thank the member for the question. The subject of vacancies in regional
positions has certainly been a matter of discussion for me with both the
commissioner and the police union since I was appointed as minister. That was
part of the reason that we put forward our regional attraction and incentives package. That is a $10.5 million package
that we have made available and
it will be implemented as a priority as part of the budget process. I am in the
process of working with the police executive and the police union to ensure
that that attraction and incentive package will be best placed to offer WA
Police the best options and ensure that the regional hard-to-fill locations
become a more attractive option for police officers to both move to and fill a
vacancy and also to stay for a
longer time by way of implementing a bonus at the end of a completion of three
and a half years' service in certain hard-to-fill locations. It is
being very well received and I look forward to implementing that as part of the
budget process.
I thank the member for the question. The subject of vacancies in regional
positions has certainly been a matter of discussion for me with both the
commissioner and the police union since I was appointed as minister. That was
part of the reason that we put forward our regional attraction and incentives package. That is a $10.5 million package
that we have made available and
it will be implemented as a priority as part of the budget process. I am in the
process of working with the police executive and the police union to ensure
that that attraction and incentive package will be best placed to offer WA
Police the best options and ensure that the regional hard-to-fill locations
become a more attractive option for police officers to both move to and fill a
vacancy and also to stay for a
longer time by way of implementing a bonus at the end of a completion of three
and a half years' service in certain hard-to-fill locations. It is
being very well received and I look forward to implementing that as part of the
budget process.
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