A minority of children
who were accommodated in the Residential Child Care facilities mentioned in Signposts may have had contact with the
Police Service before, during or after their time in out-of-home-care. Those people who are interested in trying to
track down records of this contact may find the following information, which
has been adapted from the Department’s guide, “Looking West”, useful.
The State Records Office
holds archival records from the Police Department of Western Australia and
Local Police Stations of Western Australia.
Indexes to these records are available in the Search room of the State Records
Office. Please note that many police
station records either have not survived or are still held by the individual
stations. Further information is also
available in the Police Records Collection Guide on the Website: www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/police-records
Years
of operation
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1861 to present day
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Type
of service
|
State Archives Collection
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Format of
records
|
Microfilm and original paper files
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Information
in records
|
Types of police records held
include Early Police Department records, General Files, Administration Files,
Circular Orders, Photographs, Occurrence books, Correspondence / Letterbooks,
police reports, Charge Books, Police Court Returns, duty books and Police
Journals. Information contained in
police records is wide and varied.
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Access
|
Police
records generally have a restricted access period of 50 years. Permission to
access these records may need to be obtained from the Police Department. For
assistance with accessing restricted records please consult with the staff of
the State Records Office.
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Location
of records
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State Records Office of Western Australia
Ground Floor, Alexander Library Building
James Street West Entrance
Perth Cultural Centre
Perth WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9427
3360
Facsimile: (08) 9427
3368
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
Opening Hours: 9:30 –
4:30
Monday – Friday
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Note: These records were correct at the time of
printing in 2004, however, record collections are continually being updated and
increased.