Mrs Roberts questions the Premier about the withdrawal of police officers and programs from PCYCs in Midland, Kensington, and Armadale. The Premier acknowledges issues in Midland and states the government is addressing them.

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23 October 2012
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POLICE AND
COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRES — POLICE RESOURCES
625. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Premier:
I ask a supplementary question. Is the Premier aware that
dozens and dozens of programs engaged in by police officers at PCYCs have been
withdrawn along with the police officers? The programs and the police officers
have gone.

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I ask the member to name them.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
Midland, Kensington, Armadale —
Mr C.J. BARNETT : A
police officer has been recruited in Midland to take on that position.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
It's a YLO—youth liaison officer—at the police station.
They recruited a few weeks ago and the police officer has been missing for
three months. The programs have all shut down. The programs have been gone for
three months.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : The member for Warnbro has repeatedly said that a police
officer has been removed from his PCYC. That is untrue. The member for Midland
is too shrill.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you a supplementary question. It
is not an opportunity to yell across the chamber.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : She's not there. She hadn't even visited.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first
time today.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : With respect to Midland, a person has been recruited. The
accommodation is substandard. It is a pity the member did not do something
about it as a local member when she was a minister. This government is fixing
up the accommodation so that it is suitable for staff to be employed there.
That is why we are doing it.
As I said, a report is being written
at the moment, and that will be available in the next few weeks.

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