❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services regarding a reduction in staff at the Joondalup domestic violence unit and its potential impact on service delivery. The Minister acknowledges the staff reduction but asserts that service provision to victims has not been reduced.
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With regard to the domestic violence court project at Joondalup - (1) Has the domestic violence unit been reduced in numbers? (2) If yes to (1), what is this change? (3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE
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On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(1) Has the domestic violence unit been reduced in numbers? (2) If yes to (1), what is this change? (3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(2) If yes to (1), what is this change? (3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(1) Has the domestic violence unit been reduced in numbers? (2) If yes to (1), what is this change? (3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(2) If yes to (1), what is this change? (3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(3) If yes to (1), has this changed the criteria and/or reduced the number of family violence incidents that the staff will handle? (4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(4) If yes to (3), how does the minister justify this reduced service? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
The Police Service advises as follows - (1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(1) Yes. (2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(2) From one sergeant and five investigating officers to one sergeant and three investigating officers. (3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(3) The criteria have not changed in relation to police assessment of domestic violence cases. Police subdistricts now conduct investigations into those cases not handled by the domestic violence unit. (4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
(4) There has been no reduction in the provision of service to victims of domestic violence.
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