❓ Question regarding police resourcing and response times in Port and South Hedland, with detailed questions about vehicle availability, callouts, backup, and staff wellbeing. Some data requests were declined due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 2993Legislative Council
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(1) What is the standard schedule and the number of police vehicles on patrol in Port and South Hedland in any given week and has this resourcing changed in the past 12 months? (2) On how many occasions in the past six months has only one police vehicle been on call for the whole of Port, and South Hedland and how does this data compare to the past three years? (3) How many police vehicle call outs have been made and what was the average waiting time for attendance in Port and South Hedland in the last six months, and how does this data compare to the past three years? (4) On how many occasions in the last six months have police officers called for backup in Port Hedland or South Hedland, and no back up was available to dispatch and how does this data compare to the past three years? (5) When was the last staff wellbeing or morale assessments undertaken at the South Hedland Police station and what were the findings of the assessment?
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Answered
16 June 2015
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
54 days
(1) A 10 hour shift roster has been in place since 2 March 2015. Generally the shift times are rostered as follows:
· Day: 0700-1700 hours
· Afternoon: 1500-0100 hours
· Night: 2100-0700 hours
A minimum of one vehicle is available at all times, this increases to up to three vehicles during identified peak periods and overlap of rostered shifts. In addition to the vehicles available above, on Wednesday to Saturday, staff permitting, South Hedland run an additional early day shift vehicle from 0600 hours and an additional afternoon/night shift vehicle between 1700-0300 hours.
(2) The response required for this question would take a significant amount of time and resources to collate and process. It is therefore not possible for Police to obtain this information without significantly compromising other core policing activities.
(3) [See tabled paper no.]
(4) The response required for this question would take a significant amount of time and resources to collate and process. It is therefore not possible for Police to obtain this information without significantly compromising other core policing activities.
(5) Between 21 January and 28 February 2015.
· Day: 0700-1700 hours
· Afternoon: 1500-0100 hours
· Night: 2100-0700 hours
A minimum of one vehicle is available at all times, this increases to up to three vehicles during identified peak periods and overlap of rostered shifts. In addition to the vehicles available above, on Wednesday to Saturday, staff permitting, South Hedland run an additional early day shift vehicle from 0600 hours and an additional afternoon/night shift vehicle between 1700-0300 hours.
(2) The response required for this question would take a significant amount of time and resources to collate and process. It is therefore not possible for Police to obtain this information without significantly compromising other core policing activities.
(3) [See tabled paper no.]
(4) The response required for this question would take a significant amount of time and resources to collate and process. It is therefore not possible for Police to obtain this information without significantly compromising other core policing activities.
(5) Between 21 January and 28 February 2015.
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