❓ Question seeks data on multilingual police officers in WA, revealing a limited number fluent in Arabic, Mandarin/Cantonese, and Indian languages. The response acknowledges data limitations due to voluntary disclosure.
AnsweredQoN 2457Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many sworn police officers are conversationally fluent in a language other than English? (2) How many officers are conversationally fluent in: (a) Arabic; (b) Mandarin or Cantonese; and (c) Indian languages (eg. Hindi)?
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Answered
13 February 2018
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
1 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise the provision of information relating to an employee’s cultural background is collected on a voluntary basis. The information in this response is based on the information provided by employees and may not be complete.
1. 240
2.
(a) 4
(b) 14
(c) 21
1. 240
2.
(a) 4
(b) 14
(c) 21
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