❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on Special Operations Group deployments to prisons from 2016-2018, including incident details and use of ammunition. The answer provides deployment numbers but withholds specific details citing security concerns.
AnsweredQoN 4679Legislative Assembly
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How many times have the Special Operations Group (SOG) been operationally deployed to respond to an incident during: (a) 2016: (i) What was the prison and broad description of each incident; (ii) How many times, if any, was live ammunition fired; and (iii) How many times, if any, were rubber baton rounds fired; (b) 2017: (i) What was the prison and broad description of each incident; (ii) How many times, if any, was live ammunition fired; and (iii) How many times, if any, were rubber baton rounds fired; and (c) 2018: (i) What was the prison and broad description of each incident; (ii) How many times, if any, was live ammunition fired; and (iii) How many times, if any, were rubber baton rounds fired?
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Answered
13 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
7 days
(a) (i) In 2016, the Special Operations Group deployed to 24 emergencies at Prisons across the State, where the incident exceeded the capability at the local level.
(a)(ii– iii) Details requested in relation to prison security are sensitive and may pose a risk to the safety of the prison network. The member is reminded of this and that it would be inappropriate to disclose further information.
(b) (i) In 2017, the Special Operations Group deployed to 5 emergencies at Prisons across the State, where the incident exceeded the capability at the local level.
(b)(ii – iii) Details requested in relation to prison security are sensitive and may pose a risk to the safety of the prison network. The member is reminded of this and that it would be inappropriate to disclose further information.
(c) (i) In 2018, the Special Operations Group deployed to 6 emergencies at Prisons across the State, where the incident exceeded the capability at the local level.
(c) (ii – iii) Details requested in relation to prison security are sensitive and may pose a risk to the safety of the prison network. The member is reminded of this and that it would be inappropriate to disclose further information.
(a)(ii– iii) Details requested in relation to prison security are sensitive and may pose a risk to the safety of the prison network. The member is reminded of this and that it would be inappropriate to disclose further information.
(b) (i) In 2017, the Special Operations Group deployed to 5 emergencies at Prisons across the State, where the incident exceeded the capability at the local level.
(b)(ii – iii) Details requested in relation to prison security are sensitive and may pose a risk to the safety of the prison network. The member is reminded of this and that it would be inappropriate to disclose further information.
(c) (i) In 2018, the Special Operations Group deployed to 6 emergencies at Prisons across the State, where the incident exceeded the capability at the local level.
(c) (ii – iii) Details requested in relation to prison security are sensitive and may pose a risk to the safety of the prison network. The member is reminded of this and that it would be inappropriate to disclose further information.
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