STATEWIDE: No confidence vote in Chief Commissioner
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton was the subject of a vote of no confidence on Friday (Feb. 14).
It means that Mr Patton will not be offered a second five-year contract by the State Labor Government.
More than 12,000 rank-and-file members are said to have participated in the vote.
Police Minister Anthony Carbines said he acknowledged the vote and valued the hard work of police.
“A process is under way for the role of the Chief Commissioner of Police and it would be inappropriate to comment further,” Mr Carbines said.
Last week’s vote showed 87.13 per cent of members polled had no confidence in the Chief Commissioner. More than 14,500 members voted in the poll.
Police Association Victoria President, Karl David, said his members did not have confidence in the Chief Commissioner to manage and lead Victoria Police in the future.
“Our members need urgent fixes to critical failings in policing and for this to occur there needs to be change at the top with a fresh direction.
“Our members have cited concerns with a force in decline, struggling to deliver basic policing services,” Mr David said.

