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    A damning report has found at least 200 men who were more qualified than their female counterparts were blocked from entering the police force because of their gender.

    Ellen Ransley
    NCA NewsWireMAY 12, 20212:19PM
    Queensland Police discriminated against men over a period of three years in an attempt to achieve a 50 per cent recruitment target, the state’s corruption watchdog has found. Picture: Bev Lacey / The ChronicleSource:News Regional Media

    Queensland police engaged in “discriminatory recruitment practices” in an attempt to achieve a 50 per cent female recruitment target over three years, a damning report by the state’s corruption watchdog has found.

    As a result, about 200 male applicants more qualified than their female counterparts were blocked from graduating to the Queensland Police Service, the report estimated.

    Three people from the service have been stood down after the Crime and Corruption Commission said an investigation had revealed “ample evidence” to support the conclusion, that during December 2015 to October 2018, different standards were applied to female and male applicants.

    The Crime and Corruption Commission has not recommended criminal action as a result of the findings, but Queensland Police have taken disciplinary action. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah MarshallSource:News Corp Australia

    “Females (were) selected in preference to male applicants who had performed to a higher standard across entry assessments,” the report said.

    “Around 2000 male applicants were subject to discriminatory assessment practices which prevented them from progressing through the recruitment process over an 18 month period from July 2016 to the end of 2017.

    “If the various discriminatory practices had not been implemented, the CCC estimates approximately 200 more meritorious male applicants would have been successful in their attempt to join the QPS.”

    Six women are alleged to have graduated from the Queensland Police Academy, despite not having met the initial minimum standards to enter the Academy.

    The investigation also revealed a “recurring pattern” of misleading, deceptive and false reporting practices in relation to recruitment, the CCC said.

    Recruiters were found to have used misleading and ‘vague’ statements. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah MarshallSource:News Corp Australia

    Some staff members in the QPS Recruiting Section were found to have consistently used misleading and “vague” statements, as well as sub-par reporting to a range of people “over an extended period of time”.

    The lessons from the investigation will have broader application to the entire Queensland public sector, CCC chairperson Alan MacSporran QC said.

    “While admirable in its intention, the strategy was a challenging one for the QPS within the realities of their recruiting environment and there was ambiguity about whether the then Commissioner had directed staff to ensure 50 per cent of recruits were female, or whether this was an ‘aspirational’ target with a recognition that it may not be met,” Mr MacSporran said.

    “The evidence clearly shows that staff and management in the QPS Recruiting Section knew that discriminatory practices were used to achieve the 50 per cent recruitment target.

    “ … No one appears to have given any serious thought to ­­— or asked any critical questions about — a strategy that would affect the whole organisation for years to come.

    “This type of conduct could happen in any agency.”

    Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll confirmed three QPS employees had been stood aside as a result of the CCC’s findings. Picture: Matt Taylor.Source:News Corp Australia

    No criminal action will be taken as a result of the investigation, however Commissioner Katarina Carroll confirmed disciplinary action had been taken against three people.

    Two QPS employees and a Public Safety Business Agency employee have been suspended. A fourth person identified in the report had already left the QPS.

    “The conduct alleged in this report is completely disappointing and can I reassure the public that this alleged behaviour does not meet the standards or expectation of our Queensland Police officers and dedicated staff,” she said.

    “I am committed to independent, transparent and impartial entry testing for all prospective police recruits.”
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