Hon Adele Farina requested a breakdown of police staffing levels (FTE) by category (sworn, auxiliary, unsworn) for specific police districts over three years. The answer cited operational sensitivities and provided district-level data instead of station-level data.

AnsweredQoN 1359Legislative Council
Asked
12 August 2014
Portfolio
Police

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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 372 "Services and Key Efficiency Indicators", line item Regional and remote policing services, and ask: (a) how many full time equivalent (FTE) staff, broken down by the staffing categories of sworn officer, auxiliary police officer and unsworn officer, were employed at each of the police stations in each of the South West Police District, Peel Police District and Great Southern Police District at 31 May 2014; (b) how many FTE staff, broken down by the staffing categories of sworn officer, auxiliary police officer and unsworn officer, were employed at each of the police stations in each of the South West Police District, Peel Police District and Great Southern Police District at 31 May 2013; and (c) how many FTE staff, broken down by the staffing categories of sworn officer, auxiliary police officer and unsworn officer, were employed at each of the police stations in each of the South West Police District, Peel Police District and Great Southern Police District at 31 May 2012?

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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
35 days
(a)-(c)
Due to operational sensitivities, specific information relating to staffing levels of individual police stations is not released. Resources are allocated at a District level and District Superintendents deploy those resources within their District to deliver the best possible policing service to the community.
Authorised Full Time Equivalents for the Peel, South West and Great Southern Districts as at 31 May for 2012-2014 are as follows:
[See tabled paper no.]

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