❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Police regarding police staffing levels in the South West Police District, specifically addressing discrepancies between approved and actual FTE positions, detective numbers, and allocation of new positions. The Minister provides a general response citing dynamic staffing and resource allocation.
AnsweredQoN 1000Legislative Council
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SOUTH WEST POLICE DISTRICT
1000. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Attorney General representing
the Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's answer to my question on
notice 6300 of 14 November.
(1) As at 30
September 2012, why were only 212.59 actual full-time equivalent police officer
positions filled, when the south west district has 228 approved FTE police
officer positions, being 15.41 FTEs short of the approved number?
(2) Why did police officer–detectives
FTE numbers drop from 10 FTEs in 2010 to eight FTEs in 2011?
(3) Noting the
increase of six police officer–approved FTEs from 2009 to 2010, to
which station was each officer allocated?
(4) Noting the
increase of two police officer–approved FTEs from 2011 to 2012, to
which station was each officer allocated?
(5) Noting the
decrease of 8.63 police officer–actual FTEs from 2011 to 2012, what is
the reason for this decrease?
(6) Are the 8.63 police officer–actual
FTE positions currently vacant?
1000. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Attorney General representing
the Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's answer to my question on
notice 6300 of 14 November.
(1) As at 30
September 2012, why were only 212.59 actual full-time equivalent police officer
positions filled, when the south west district has 228 approved FTE police
officer positions, being 15.41 FTEs short of the approved number?
(2) Why did police officer–detectives
FTE numbers drop from 10 FTEs in 2010 to eight FTEs in 2011?
(3) Noting the
increase of six police officer–approved FTEs from 2009 to 2010, to
which station was each officer allocated?
(4) Noting the
increase of two police officer–approved FTEs from 2011 to 2012, to
which station was each officer allocated?
(5) Noting the
decrease of 8.63 police officer–actual FTEs from 2011 to 2012, what is
the reason for this decrease?
(6) Are the 8.63 police officer–actual
FTE positions currently vacant?
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On behalf of the Minister for
Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.
Due to the scope of the questions
and the resources required to identify each vacancy, it is not possible to
provide a specific response. However, the following information on vacancy
management can be provided. The actual number of staff working in a district
will be dynamic for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, weekly
leave, training courses, other paid leave and sick leave, and officers
transferring to and from districts. District and station unit managers monitor
these absences and have the capacity to deploy staff within their areas to
ensure that an effective policing service is maintained.
The data for parliamentary question
6300 was sourced from the human resources directorate resource management
information system database, which does not indicate if an officer is in
transit. A replacement officer may have been selected but has not yet arrived;
therefore, it is not counted as a vacancy for regional Western Australia
administrative purposes.
The specific answers are as follows —
(1) To provide a
response to these questions on the actual vacancies on 30 September 2012 would
entail reviewing each vacancy to determine the reason for the vacancy.
(2) The actual
figures were incorrect for 2011 and should have been 10 actual detective
full-time equivalents.
(3) The increase
of six FTE in 2010 was due to the realignment of Waroona Police Station from
the Peel district back to the south west district.
(4) The increase
in FTE is to the south west district. 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.
(5) See the response to (1).
(6) In the south west district there
are currently four actual FTE vacancies.
Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.
Due to the scope of the questions
and the resources required to identify each vacancy, it is not possible to
provide a specific response. However, the following information on vacancy
management can be provided. The actual number of staff working in a district
will be dynamic for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, weekly
leave, training courses, other paid leave and sick leave, and officers
transferring to and from districts. District and station unit managers monitor
these absences and have the capacity to deploy staff within their areas to
ensure that an effective policing service is maintained.
The data for parliamentary question
6300 was sourced from the human resources directorate resource management
information system database, which does not indicate if an officer is in
transit. A replacement officer may have been selected but has not yet arrived;
therefore, it is not counted as a vacancy for regional Western Australia
administrative purposes.
The specific answers are as follows —
(1) To provide a
response to these questions on the actual vacancies on 30 September 2012 would
entail reviewing each vacancy to determine the reason for the vacancy.
(2) The actual
figures were incorrect for 2011 and should have been 10 actual detective
full-time equivalents.
(3) The increase
of six FTE in 2010 was due to the realignment of Waroona Police Station from
the Peel district back to the south west district.
(4) The increase
in FTE is to the south west district. 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.
(5) See the response to (1).
(6) In the south west district there
are currently four actual FTE vacancies.
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