❓ Hon Peter Collier asks about police officer vacancies in metropolitan and regional WA on 1 July 2021. The answer provides vacancy numbers for each district and contextual information about officer deployment and data variations.
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(1) What were the officer vacancies in each of the eight districts in the metropolitan region on 1 July 2021? (2) What were the officer vacancies in each of the seven districts in regional Western Australia on 1 July 2021?
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Answered
1 December 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Police
Response time
9 days
(1-2) The McGowan Government is delivering 950 extra police officers over four years, the single largest increase in police officer numbers. Over 400 new officers will have graduated this year.
FTE are deployed by the Commissioner of Police to address areas of greatest operational need. To enable this, vacancies are carefully managed across the Western Australia Police Force.
The Western Australian Police Force advise, data identifying officer numbers can vary daily due to a number of factors, including; natural attrition, leave without pay, officers attending training, and transfers between districts, and officers being attached to specific operations.
The data includes all positions which are not substantively filled (ie; an internal vacancy) and which are still subject to advertisement/selection process. The Police Officer Deployment Unit issue transfer notices to successful applicants, following which an officer’s physical arrival in a new position can take up to six weeks in Regional Western Australia. The data does not reflect officer numbers undertaking operations, or for those providing support functions, nor targeted deployments, such as Operation Clay, which regularly boost local capacity.
The Western Australian Police Force advise, at 1 July 2021, thirteen in the Armadale District, nineteen in the Cannington District, seventeen in the Fremantle District, fifteen in the Joondalup District, twenty-four in the Mandurah District, fifteen in the Midland District, sixteen in the Mirrabooka District, thirty in the Perth District, twenty-five in Goldfields-Esperance District, twenty-three in Great Southern District, sixteen in the Kimberley District, twenty-three in the Mid West-Gascoyne District, nineteen in the Pilbara District, seven in the South West District, and twelve in the Wheatbelt District.
FTE are deployed by the Commissioner of Police to address areas of greatest operational need. To enable this, vacancies are carefully managed across the Western Australia Police Force.
The Western Australian Police Force advise, data identifying officer numbers can vary daily due to a number of factors, including; natural attrition, leave without pay, officers attending training, and transfers between districts, and officers being attached to specific operations.
The data includes all positions which are not substantively filled (ie; an internal vacancy) and which are still subject to advertisement/selection process. The Police Officer Deployment Unit issue transfer notices to successful applicants, following which an officer’s physical arrival in a new position can take up to six weeks in Regional Western Australia. The data does not reflect officer numbers undertaking operations, or for those providing support functions, nor targeted deployments, such as Operation Clay, which regularly boost local capacity.
The Western Australian Police Force advise, at 1 July 2021, thirteen in the Armadale District, nineteen in the Cannington District, seventeen in the Fremantle District, fifteen in the Joondalup District, twenty-four in the Mandurah District, fifteen in the Midland District, sixteen in the Mirrabooka District, thirty in the Perth District, twenty-five in Goldfields-Esperance District, twenty-three in Great Southern District, sixteen in the Kimberley District, twenty-three in the Mid West-Gascoyne District, nineteen in the Pilbara District, seven in the South West District, and twelve in the Wheatbelt District.
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