Victoria Police Commissioner Shane Patton’s contract will reportedly not be renewed following a damning vote of no confidence by officers throughout the power.
Police Minister Anthony Carbines final week indicated Patton’s contract could be prolonged after saying he “has the federal government’s confidence and the boldness of police members”.
That comment brought about The Police Affiliation Victoria (TPAV) to conduct a poll to find out whether or not its members did, in truth, have faith in Patton.
“For that remark to come back out final week, that basically motivated the members to say ‘no, we converse for ourselves’. You do not have the suitable to quote that confidence,” TPAV’s senior vice chairman Karl David mentioned yesterday.
Members have been requested whether or not they had confidence in Patton to “lead and handle Victoria Police sooner or later” and, final night time, TPAV revealed 87.13 per cent of greater than 12,000 officers who participated within the survey voted “no”.
“It is a vote of no confidence, not simply in Shane Patton, however within the Premier and Police Minister,” Opposition Chief Brad Battin mentioned.
“At particular occasions he ought to have spoken louder and he ought to have gone in to bat for the troops he is there to guard.
“I would like somebody who’s unbiased, that’s there to work for the women and men they’re there to serve and that places neighborhood security as their prime precedence.”
At this time, Patton was reportedly instructed his five-year contract won’t be renewed.
Carbines, nevertheless, has refused 9News requests for an interview.
Patton’s time period ends in June and, regardless of saying the outcomes have been “clearly disappointing on a private entrance”, he isn’t indicated that he’ll step down.
”Relaxation assured my dedication to the function of Chief Commissioner has not waivered and I’ll proceed to steer this organisation,” he mentioned in an announcement final night time.
Patton joined the power in 1978 and was chief of workers to Simon Overland throughout Melbourne’s gangland battle.
He was promoted to Deputy Commissioner in 2015 and named Chief Commissioner in 2020.
His first main job within the function was implementing COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions.
Within the years since, Patton has overseen a surge in youth crime and resignations and has additionally did not finalise a brand new pay deal for the previous two years.
“It isn’t the pay dispute. It is the situations,” David mentioned.
“Crime continues to go up. Morale continues to fall. Recruiting continues to stagnate. Our retention will get worse and worse.”
