❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Police on whether decreased police numbers since 2021 contribute to slower 000 response times. The Minister refutes this, citing increased police numbers and recruitment efforts.
AnsweredQoN 566Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — FAMILY
AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
566. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the minister accept that falling Western Australia Police Force numbers
since 2021 contribute to 000 response times?
AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
566. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the minister accept that falling Western Australia Police Force numbers
since 2021 contribute to 000 response times?
AnswerView source ↗
We have more police now than ever
before in history. There are hundreds more police than when the member was in office. Many hundreds, in fact, well over 400
more police officers than when the member was in office. There a re, right now, 1 600 applicants to join the Western Australia
Police Force locally, with 1 335 from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
There are 300 police officers training at the academy and over the next 12 months,
a thousand officers will graduate from the academy.
There are no resource matters that
would have resulted in any inadequate or unacceptable response. The member
might find, before she goes criticising the Western Australia Police Force,
that it is worth reflecting on whether the circumstances involved are yet
clear. There are some 60 000 priority callouts and 70 000 requests for welfare
checks a year, as I understand it. A request for a welfare check is a different
thing than an urgent call for assistance. I do
not know the circumstances; I have not yet been given a thorough briefing and
neither has the member. Nobody has. I would wait until we get detail
about exactly what happened. Clearly, it is a tragic incident and we always
want to do more and better. The Premier, the Minister for Community Services
and I will attend a summit with advocates over family and domestic violence
tomorrow.
before in history. There are hundreds more police than when the member was in office. Many hundreds, in fact, well over 400
more police officers than when the member was in office. There a re, right now, 1 600 applicants to join the Western Australia
Police Force locally, with 1 335 from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
There are 300 police officers training at the academy and over the next 12 months,
a thousand officers will graduate from the academy.
There are no resource matters that
would have resulted in any inadequate or unacceptable response. The member
might find, before she goes criticising the Western Australia Police Force,
that it is worth reflecting on whether the circumstances involved are yet
clear. There are some 60 000 priority callouts and 70 000 requests for welfare
checks a year, as I understand it. A request for a welfare check is a different
thing than an urgent call for assistance. I do
not know the circumstances; I have not yet been given a thorough briefing and
neither has the member. Nobody has. I would wait until we get detail
about exactly what happened. Clearly, it is a tragic incident and we always
want to do more and better. The Premier, the Minister for Community Services
and I will attend a summit with advocates over family and domestic violence
tomorrow.
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