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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-05-07" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Police Staffing</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Police Staffing</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="3404" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.A. DARLEY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-05-07">
            <name>Police Staffing</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201505073466d37dc069465890000507">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3404">the Hon. J.A. DARLEY </by>(29 October 2014). (First Session)</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-05-07">
            <name>Police Staffing</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201505073466d37dc069465890000508">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers):</by>  The Minister for Police has advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201505073466d37dc069465890000509">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;A comprehensive review of Prosecution Services Branch staffing was undertaken in 2013. The review did not make any recommendations to either increase or decrease the number of prosecutors but recognised the increasing complexity of the environment. </inserted>
        </text>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;In response to the review, a 12 month pilot commenced on 3 November 2014 where three experienced solicitors employed pursuant to the Public Sector Act 2009 are working alongside police prosecutors. This added element will add to the required level of capability, experience and expertise within the Branch. </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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