❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of sworn police officers in WA, the metropolitan area, and country regions, minus those on various types of leave as of December 1, 2007. The answer provides data as of November 30, 2007.
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(a) long service leave;
(b) annual leave;
(c) weekly leave;
(d) sick leave;
(e) leave without pay;
(f) maternity leave;
(g) suspension;
(h) light non-operational duties;
(i) secondment to other agencies or duties; and
(j) any other type of leave?
(2) On 1 December 2007, what was the number of sworn officers in the Western Australian Police Service, minus the officers who were on leave from the above listing?
(3) On 1 December 2007, what was the number of sworn officers in the Western Australian Police Service, minus the officers who were on leave from the above listing for the whole metropolitan area?
(4) On 1 December 2007, what was the number of sworn officers in the Western Australian Police Service, minus the officers who were on leave from the above listing, from the country region?
(b) annual leave;
(c) weekly leave;
(d) sick leave;
(e) leave without pay;
(f) maternity leave;
(g) suspension;
(h) light non-operational duties;
(i) secondment to other agencies or duties; and
(j) any other type of leave?
(2) On 1 December 2007, what was the number of sworn officers in the Western Australian Police Service, minus the officers who were on leave from the above listing?
(3) On 1 December 2007, what was the number of sworn officers in the Western Australian Police Service, minus the officers who were on leave from the above listing for the whole metropolitan area?
(4) On 1 December 2007, what was the number of sworn officers in the Western Australian Police Service, minus the officers who were on leave from the above listing, from the country region?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 April 2008
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
8 days
(1) The number of Police Officers on the following leave types as at 30 November 2007 are outlined below:
(a) Long service leave = 85
(b) Annual leave= 405
(c) Weekly leave= N/A
(d) Sick leave and carers leave= 141
(e) Leave without pay= 36
(f) Parental leave (paid and unpaid) = 58
(g) Suspension (stood down on full pay) = 12
(h) Light non-operational duties= 163
(i) Secondment to other agencies or duties= 22
(j) Any other leave type= 21
Note: Weekly leave is recorded at a local level only and there is no capacity to report the total number of staff on leave for a given day. Weekly leave is managed by the Officer in Charge with a view to ensuring that the operational capacity of the workplace is maintained at a suitable level for the week.
(2) On 30 November 2007, the number of sworn officers minus the officers on leave from the above listing was 4,506.
(3) On 30 November 2007, the number of sworn officers minus the officers on leave from the above listing for the whole metropolitan area was 3,311.
(4) On 30 November 2007, the number of sworn officers minus the officers on leave from the above listing from the country region was 1,195.
Note: The sworn officer numbers are a headcount as at 30 November 2007 and include Senior Police (Commissioner to Assistant Commissioner), Police (Superintendent to Recruit) and Aboriginal Police Liaison Officers.
A headcount is a one day snapshot of the sworn officers staffing profile with part-time officers being counted as one (1).
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(a) Long service leave = 85
(b) Annual leave= 405
(c) Weekly leave= N/A
(d) Sick leave and carers leave= 141
(e) Leave without pay= 36
(f) Parental leave (paid and unpaid) = 58
(g) Suspension (stood down on full pay) = 12
(h) Light non-operational duties= 163
(i) Secondment to other agencies or duties= 22
(j) Any other leave type= 21
Note: Weekly leave is recorded at a local level only and there is no capacity to report the total number of staff on leave for a given day. Weekly leave is managed by the Officer in Charge with a view to ensuring that the operational capacity of the workplace is maintained at a suitable level for the week.
(2) On 30 November 2007, the number of sworn officers minus the officers on leave from the above listing was 4,506.
(3) On 30 November 2007, the number of sworn officers minus the officers on leave from the above listing for the whole metropolitan area was 3,311.
(4) On 30 November 2007, the number of sworn officers minus the officers on leave from the above listing from the country region was 1,195.
Note: The sworn officer numbers are a headcount as at 30 November 2007 and include Senior Police (Commissioner to Assistant Commissioner), Police (Superintendent to Recruit) and Aboriginal Police Liaison Officers.
A headcount is a one day snapshot of the sworn officers staffing profile with part-time officers being counted as one (1).
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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