Hon Sophia Moermond asks about the Cannabis Intervention Requirement (CIR) scheme, including the number of notices issued, the age of recipients, recidivism rates, and the scheme's budget. The response provides data on notices issued and age demographics but lacks information on recidivism and budget details.

AnsweredQoN 1329Legislative Council
Asked
1 December 2022
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

CANNABIS INTERVENTION
REQUIREMENT SCHEME
1329. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the cannabis intervention
requirement scheme.
(1) How many CIR notices were issued
by the WA Police Force in 2021 and so far in 2022?
(2) Of the CIRs issued, how many
people were aged between l4 and 18?
(3) What is the recidivism rate for
people who complete CIRs?
(4) What is the annual budget for
costs associated with the cannabis intervention requirement scheme?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force advises the following.
(1) In 2021, 2 152 CIR notices were
issued, and in 2022, there have been 1 749.
(2) In 2021, 579 were issued to
people aged between 14 and 18; in 2022, there have been 509.
(3) The recidivism rate of this cohort has not been
the subject of a specific study and is unable to be determined by the Western
Australia Police Force.
(4) The CIR scheme is contributed to by the WA Police
Force and the Mental Health Commission. The annual budget costs
allocated to this activity across both agencies is not immediately available.
The honourable member may wish to place the question on notice. There is a note
that the figures given in response to questions (1) and (2) are provisional and
subject to revision.

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