Mr Kirkup requests a breakdown of police officer numbers at Mandurah Police Station before and after an operational restructure. The answer avoids providing specific numbers, citing operational reasons and highlighting the government's commitment to increasing police numbers.

AnsweredQoN 3100Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2018
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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(1) What is the breakdown of police officers (i.e. response team) stationed at Mandurah Police Station, including detectives, as at 1 June 2018? (2) What is the breakdown of police officers (i.e. response team) stationed at Mandurah Police Station, including detectives expected to be deployed after the operational restructure in July 2018?

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Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
9 days
(1-2) The Western Australia Police Force advise that, under the operational restructure, District Superintendents are responsible for deploying their allocated resources to deliver the best possible policing service for their local community.
As stated by Commissioner of Police, Chris Dawson, when introducing the WA Police Force operational restructure, the new district structure will provide greater connectivity and communication with police and their local community. There will be more police officers in local police stations. This will be achieved by amalgamating local policing teams and response temas into one stream, as patrol/inquiry officers. In addition, each district will soon have a dedicated family and domestic violence response team.
The WA Police Force further advises that specific information relating to staffing levels at individual police stations is not publically released. The Government is well on track to deliver our commitment for an 138 additional officers for the WA Police Force. In contrast, the previous government failed to commit to any additional police over the 2017-2020 forward estimates.

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