Details staffing arrangements within the WA Police Force, specifically focusing on regional staff numbers, positions, and locations from 2017-2020. Shows a gradual increase in both total and regional staff.

AnsweredQoN 6136Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 May 2020
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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(1) For the date 13 March 2017, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (2) For the date 13 March 2018, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (3) For the date 13 March 2019, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (4) For the date 13 March 2020, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office?

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Answered
8 October 2020
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
27 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(1)
(a) 8 522.42 FTE as at 28 February 2017.
(b) 1 628.84 FTE as at 28 February 2017.
(c) Please see 4 (c).
(d) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(e) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(f) Please see 4 (f).
(2)
(a) 8 581.17 FTE at 28 February 2018.
(b) 1 679.89 FTE as at 28 February 2018.
(c) Please see 4 (c).
(d) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(e) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(f) Please see 4 (f).
(3)
(a) 8 643.17 FTE as at 28 February 2019.
(b) 1 685.89 FTE as at 28 February 2019.
(c) Please see 4 (c).
(d) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(e) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(f) Please see 4 (f).
(4)
(a) 8 742.16 FTE as at 29 February 2020.
(b) 1 696.39 FTE as at 29 February 2020.
(c) Position titles include District Superintendent, Officer in Charge, Case File Manager, Supervisor, Crime & Intelligence Coordinator, Detective, Patrol and Inquiry Officer, Family Violence Officer, Youth Policing Officer, Traffic Enforcement Officer, Prosecutor, Trainer, Detective Investigator, Customer Service Officer, Cleaner, Camera Operator, Canine Handler, Police Auxiliary Officer etc.
(d) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(e) Please see tabled paper [ ].
(f) District office and station locations are on the Western Australia Police Force website.
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