Police Minister Dan Purdie says it’s now a “matter for the CCC” to determine if the findings of a new report into financial and governance issues in his agency is a failure of former police commissioners over a number of years under the former government.
Purdie said the review, carried out by former public servant Neil Castles, found overspending, weak financial controls, and underfunding, and was tabled today after approval by Crime and Corruption Commission chair boss Bruce Barbour.
Police Minister Dan Purdie.Courtney Kruk
“Police on the front line were really concerned about the priorities of the former executive level team, and where they were focusing their resources and their attention, and we raised that in opposition,” Purdie told reporters in a media event at state parliament.
“Unfortunately, today, what we’ve tabled in parliament proves those officers who were raising that across the state while we’re in opposition to be not only correct but [the issues were] probably worse than what anyone could have imagined.”