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❓ Hon. Adele Farina questions the Police Minister regarding vacant police and auxiliary officer positions in the South West police district, revealing fluctuations in vacancy numbers between 2013 and 2014. The answer indicates a significant reduction in police officer vacancies by October 2014.

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Asked

23 October 2014

Member

Hon Adele Farina

Portfolio

Police

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I refer to vacant positions in the South West police district, and I ask: (a) as at 1 March 2013 and 1 March 2014, how many full time equivalent (FTE) police officer and FTE police auxiliary officer positions allocated to the South West police district were vacant; and (b) as at 1 October 2014, how many FTE police officer and FTE police auxiliary officer positions in the South West police district were vacant, and for each: (i) how long had the position been vacant; (ii) how many of the positions remain vacant at the time of providing the answer; and (iii) how many FTE police officer and FTE auxiliary officer positions are vacant as of the date of providing the answer?

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Answered

19 November 2014

Responded by

Attorney General representing the Minister for Police

Response time

27 days

(a) As at 1 March 2013: 5 Police Officers and 2 Police Auxiliary Officers. As at 1 March 2014: 11 Police Officer positions.
(b) As at 1 October 2014: nil Police Officer vacancies and 1 Police Auxiliary Officer.
(i) The PAO position has been vacant since 27/08/14.
(ii)-(iii) See (i).

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