❓ Mr. Birney questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services about changes to clearance rate methodology, incident reporting, and the definition of 'clearance' within the WA Police. The Minister confirms changes to the incident management system but denies a change in the definition of clearance.
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(1) Will the Minister advise if the methodology for assessing clearance rates has changed at all in the last four years; and
(a) if yes, will the Minister provide details?
(2) Will the Minister confirm if the new Incident Management System has a new format for writing off an Incident Report; and
(a) if yes, will the Minister provide details and advise when this new system started?
(3) Is it true that a clearance is now defined as ‘a satisfactory outcome’ and that this is a change from the previous system; and
(a) if yes, will the Minister advise what the previous definition of a clearance was?
(4) Will the Minister advise if ‘insufficient evidence to lay a charge’ is considered to be a ‘satisfactory outcome’ for the purposes of clearance rate statistics and if this would be recorded as a clearance?
(5) Will the Minister advise if a ‘withdrawn complaint’, ‘civil proceeding’ and/or ‘other’ is considered to be a ‘satisfactory outcome’ for the purposes of clearance rate statistics and if these would be recorded as a clearance?
(a) if yes, will the Minister provide details?
(2) Will the Minister confirm if the new Incident Management System has a new format for writing off an Incident Report; and
(a) if yes, will the Minister provide details and advise when this new system started?
(3) Is it true that a clearance is now defined as ‘a satisfactory outcome’ and that this is a change from the previous system; and
(a) if yes, will the Minister advise what the previous definition of a clearance was?
(4) Will the Minister advise if ‘insufficient evidence to lay a charge’ is considered to be a ‘satisfactory outcome’ for the purposes of clearance rate statistics and if this would be recorded as a clearance?
(5) Will the Minister advise if a ‘withdrawn complaint’, ‘civil proceeding’ and/or ‘other’ is considered to be a ‘satisfactory outcome’ for the purposes of clearance rate statistics and if these would be recorded as a clearance?
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Answered
19 October 2005
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
34 days
(1) Yes (1a) Under the previous Offence Information System, all the offences on an Offence Report were written off at the same time, using the same outcome code. Under the current FrontLine Incident Management System which was rolled-out between September 2002 and June 2004, each offence on an Incident Report is written off separately and assigned a separate outcome code. (2) Yes (2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(1a) Under the previous Offence Information System, all the offences on an Offence Report were written off at the same time, using the same outcome code. Under the current FrontLine Incident Management System which was rolled-out between September 2002 and June 2004, each offence on an Incident Report is written off separately and assigned a separate outcome code. (2) Yes (2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(2) Yes (2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(1a) Under the previous Offence Information System, all the offences on an Offence Report were written off at the same time, using the same outcome code. Under the current FrontLine Incident Management System which was rolled-out between September 2002 and June 2004, each offence on an Incident Report is written off separately and assigned a separate outcome code. (2) Yes (2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(2) Yes (2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(2a) Refer to response provide to Part (1a) (3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(3) No (3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(3a) Not Applicable (4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(4)No. The offence outcome of 'insufficient evidence' is not considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. However, a reported offence that does not have a satisfactory outcome can be considered to be cleared if a substantial reason exists as to why police investigations cannot be continued. 'insufficient evidence' is one such reason. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently (5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
(5)A 'withdrawn complaint' is considered to be a 'satisfactory outcome'. The reported offence would be counted as a clearance following the withdrawal of a complaint. The assessment of the outcome of an investigation as being 'satisfactory' in the case of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' is determined on a case by case basis. The outcomes of a 'civil proceeding' and/or 'other' can be counted as clearances but are determined on a case by case basis. This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
This has been the advice for several years and has not changed recently
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