Page 3956 - Week 12 - Thursday, 29 October 2015

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(4) How many different ranks of officers are deployed in frontline policing teams, units, general duties and the number of each rank deployed.

(5) How many police officers are assigned to general duties on a daily and weekly basis.

(6) What is the cost of an ACT general duties police officer, probationary constable, constable, senior constable, sergeant and senior sergeant per annum.

(7) How many sworn officers carry firearms while on duty.

Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Under the 2015-16 Purchase Agreement, ACT Policing are nominally funded for 932 FTE.

Within ACT Policing establishment, there are 643 sworn policing positions which 395 are considered general duties positions as at 30 September 2015.

Throughout the year the actual number of staff within ACT Policing will fluctuate due to movement of new recruits and transfers between ACT Policing and AFP National.

(2) General duties officers are located across the five police stations within the ACT (Tuggeranong, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden and City, which includes the Regional Targeting Team and the Watch House) as well as in the Traffic Operations Centre at Belconnen.

(3) General duties officers are deployed at ranks from Constable through to Station Sergeant. This includes Constable, First Constable, Senior Constable, Leading Senior Constable, Sergeant & Station Sergeant.

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*Frontline policing roles include general duties. General duties police are deployed across the five districts in the ACT. Other frontline roles include areas such as traffic and investigations.

Note: In addition to the above ACT Policing also has seven Superintendents and three sworn members in the ACTP Executive.

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