POLICE — MISCONDUCT CLAIMS

1148. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

I refer to the answer to my question on notice 3198 answered on 20 October about civil legal claims against WA police officers from 2015–16 to 2019–20.

(1)  How many police officers were the subject of successful civil claims against them?

(2)  How many officers from (1) were —

(a)  stood down;

(b)  sanctioned; or

(c)  subject to no sanction?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.

(1)  The Western Australia Police Force advises there were three.

(2)       (a) One was stood down;

(b) nil were sanctioned; and

(c) two were subject to no sanction. One officer faced loss of confidence then resigned. The other officer retired.

 

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