❓ Dr. Buti questions the disbanding of the Armadale domestic violence unit under the Frontline 2020 model, citing high domestic assault rates. The Minister responds that local policing teams will improve service delivery and connect families with support services.
AnsweredQoN 839Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE —
ARMADALE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT
839. Dr A.D. BUTI to the
Minister for Police:
Considering that the south east metropolitan district
routinely records the highest monthly offences for domestic assault, I ask —
(1) Why under
the WA Police Frontline 2020 operating model will the specialised police domestic
violence unit based at Armadale Police Station be disbanded?
(2) How will
disbanding this specialised police domestic violence unit based at Armadale
Police Station be beneficial to countering domestic violence in the south east
metropolitan district?
ARMADALE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT
839. Dr A.D. BUTI to the
Minister for Police:
Considering that the south east metropolitan district
routinely records the highest monthly offences for domestic assault, I ask —
(1) Why under
the WA Police Frontline 2020 operating model will the specialised police domestic
violence unit based at Armadale Police Station be disbanded?
(2) How will
disbanding this specialised police domestic violence unit based at Armadale
Police Station be beneficial to countering domestic violence in the south east
metropolitan district?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Armadale for that question. Indeed,
there has been a focus in the house today on taking a stand and saying no to
all forms of domestic violence, particularly violence against women.
(1)–(2)
In the south east metro area—indeed, a community forum was held in the
member for Belmont's electorate, which is also part of the south east
metro area—we are looking at the way that police are reforming the
service delivery to all those people who live in that area. The member for
Armadale is right: there is an issue with domestic violence not only in south
east metro, but also right across the state. The way that we and WA Police are
tackling that is by breaking the teams into response teams and local policing
teams. The local policing teams will be interacting with families that are
creating the demand for services from WA Police and will be working to better
connect them with services.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Thank you for your intervention there, Mr Speaker. Our intention is to improve
the rates of domestic violence and to improve the circumstances of those
victims —
Dr A.D. Buti : Improve the rates? You
mean decrease it?
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I
call you to order for the second time!
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Butler, I call
you to order for the first time!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : To respond to that interjection, of course improving the rate
for domestic violence is decreasing it, member for Armadale. Of course an
improvement is a decrease. That is what we are working towards.
Dr
A.D. Buti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Armadale!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : That is why we put local policing teams together to work with
those families that have very high demand for services, with repeated callouts
for domestic violence and antisocial behaviour. Our local policing teams will
work with those families to better connect them to the services that will help
those families resolve their issues.
there has been a focus in the house today on taking a stand and saying no to
all forms of domestic violence, particularly violence against women.
(1)–(2)
In the south east metro area—indeed, a community forum was held in the
member for Belmont's electorate, which is also part of the south east
metro area—we are looking at the way that police are reforming the
service delivery to all those people who live in that area. The member for
Armadale is right: there is an issue with domestic violence not only in south
east metro, but also right across the state. The way that we and WA Police are
tackling that is by breaking the teams into response teams and local policing
teams. The local policing teams will be interacting with families that are
creating the demand for services from WA Police and will be working to better
connect them with services.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Thank you for your intervention there, Mr Speaker. Our intention is to improve
the rates of domestic violence and to improve the circumstances of those
victims —
Dr A.D. Buti : Improve the rates? You
mean decrease it?
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I
call you to order for the second time!
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Butler, I call
you to order for the first time!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : To respond to that interjection, of course improving the rate
for domestic violence is decreasing it, member for Armadale. Of course an
improvement is a decrease. That is what we are working towards.
Dr
A.D. Buti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Armadale!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : That is why we put local policing teams together to work with
those families that have very high demand for services, with repeated callouts
for domestic violence and antisocial behaviour. Our local policing teams will
work with those families to better connect them to the services that will help
those families resolve their issues.
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