The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have released a summary of their reconciliation achievements set out in their 2018-2022 reconciliation plan, addressing the outcomes and progress realised so far as well as experiences towards their ‘reconciliation journey’.
The Force’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2018-22: Summary Achievements sets out the practical steps the AFP is taking to connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians within the workplace and the community.
The AFP said its outcomes and achievements under the Plan included a RAP Advisory Board which incorporated Indigenous representation and convened quarterly.
It said its engagement through the AFP’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff network, the Malunggang Indigenous Officers Network (MION) fostered and supported the recruitment, retention and career development of AFP Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff.
It said supervisors, buddies and mentors of the participants in the AFP Directions Traineeship Program were provided with appropriate cultural awareness training to support the trainees.
The AFP said that through implementation of the Plan and collaboration between the MION and RAP Advisory Board, it was continually learning and adapting to attract and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
“In publishing updates on how the AFP is moving towards its reconciliation journey, the AFP confirms its commitment to the intention, actions and outcomes within the RAP and its commitment to the Australian community, AFP partner Agencies and Government,” the Force said.
It said its role as ACT Policing in Canberra had seen a commitment and engagement to the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities during the term of RAP and had resulted in more cohesive relationships and a stronger understanding of the issues that affected both communities.
The AFP’s two-page summary of its RAP achievements can be accessed at this PS News link.
