❓ Mrs Roberts questions the replacement timeline for 200 police officers made redundant and inquires about future redundancies and replacements. The Acting Minister defends the redundancy program as a way to replace older, desk-bound officers with newer, frontline recruits.
AnsweredQoN 789Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — REDUNDANCIES
789. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Acting
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
When will the 200 officers who were let go last year be replaced, and will
further police redundancies be allowed; and, if so, will those officers be
replaced?
789. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Acting
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
When will the 200 officers who were let go last year be replaced, and will
further police redundancies be allowed; and, if so, will those officers be
replaced?
AnswerView source ↗
The way that the police redundancy
program has operated is that those police who have access to the redundancy
program are generally older police officers who are not on the front line but
are in desk jobs at police stations and in less productive activities. It is a
desirable thing, generally speaking, for police who have been in the
organisation for many years in some cases to be replaced by newer recruits who
can be out on the front line, on the streets and in cars to deal with the
issues in our community. That has been the rationale behind the redundancy
program for the police. If I recall correctly, an additional number of
redundancies were offered to get a changeover in the fitness and age of police
and the ability of police to be where they matter to the community.
program has operated is that those police who have access to the redundancy
program are generally older police officers who are not on the front line but
are in desk jobs at police stations and in less productive activities. It is a
desirable thing, generally speaking, for police who have been in the
organisation for many years in some cases to be replaced by newer recruits who
can be out on the front line, on the streets and in cars to deal with the
issues in our community. That has been the rationale behind the redundancy
program for the police. If I recall correctly, an additional number of
redundancies were offered to get a changeover in the fitness and age of police
and the ability of police to be where they matter to the community.
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