Message from the Commissioner

South Australia Police (SAPOL) is committed to ensuring that our services, information, and facilities are accessible to all South Australians. Safe, resilient communities thrive when everyone can engage with policing services confidently and without barriers. Through strengthening our systems, developing our knowledge and engaging with the community, we continue to identify and eliminate barriers and champion accessibility and inclusion. Our role as a trusted policing service is enriched by the relationships we build with the people we serve - relationships grounded in fairness, understanding, and a readiness to adapt.

SAPOL’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2026–2030 sets clear priorities for improving accessibility, strengthening workforce representation, and leveraging technology to enhance communication and engagement. In supporting the State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025–2029 and aligning with SAPOL’s 2030 Vision and Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, it outlines how we will continue to improve access to our policing services and build a workplace that genuinely welcomes and supports people with disability.

Grant Stevens APM LEM Commissioner of Police South Australia Police This plan sets out targeted actions to advance inclusion across SAPOL’s operations and workforce. It provides a clear roadmap for embedding inclusive practices into everyday policing, decision-making and organisational culture. It also affirms our responsibility to protect and support the South Australian community, by promoting equitable access to justice and upholding the rights, of people with disability in their interactions with police, emergency services and justice systems.

By listening to lived experiences and working in partnership with the disability sector, we can deliver policing services that are inclusive, responsive, and community focused. We will monitor progress against this plan and report annually to ensure transparency and accountability.

Together, we can ensure SAPOL continues to deliver fair, respectful and accessible policing services that help build safer communities.