new government department, the Public Safety Business Agency, existed from 2013 to 2021 which took over the portfolios of human resources, finance, administration, education and training, and information technology). By 2022, there were two new regions: Regional Queensland Far Northern Region Northern Region Central Region Operations Support Command Road Policing and Regional Support Command Southern Queensland North Coast Region Brisbane Region Southern Region South Eastern Region Communications, Culture and Engagement Division People Capability Command Crime, Counter-Terrorism and Specialist Operations Crime and Corruption Commission Police Group Crime and Intelligence Command Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command Ethical Standards Command Security and Counter-Terrorism Command Strategy and Corporate Services Finance Services Division Frontline and Digital Services Human Resources Division Internal Audit and Risk Legal Division Organisational Capability Command Policy and Performance Division Safety, Wellbeing and Central Panels Division Ranks and structure The Queensland Police Service has three classes of uniformed personnel: police officers ('sworn' and 'unsworn'), and staff members (public servants: police liaison officers, watchhouse officers, and pipes and drums musicians). Both classes wear the same blue uniform with shoulder patches, however: pipes and drums musicians have hard board epaulettes and with pipes and drums wording; police liaison officers (PLOs) are distinguished by a yellow chequered band and a 'Police Liaison Officer' badge; and watchhouse officer have grey epaulettes stating 'watchhouse officer'. The third class occurred about 2020 when the State Government Protective Security Section (SGPSS), under the Department of Public Works, was transferred to the Queensland Police Service and renamed as protective service officers. They are sworn employees under the State Buildings Protective Security Act 1983, and wear a white shirt with a maroon-coloured police shoulder patch with 'Protective Services' above it, and maroon epaulettes. As of 2015 all rank insignia changed to an 'ink blue' background with insignia embroidered in white. There has been the addition of a 'recognition of service' horizontal bar between rank insignia and the words 'Queensland Police' for officers who have been on rank for a particular length of time. This 'recognition of service' is only for the ranks from senior constable to senior sergeant as highlighted below. Ranks of the Queensland Police Service are as follows: Staff members Torres Strait Island Police Support Officer (green/white/blue epaulette with embroidered 'TORRES STRAIT ISLAND POLICE SUPPORT OFFICER' and rank) Police Liaison Officer (yellow or blue/green (Torres Strait) epaulette with embroidered 'POLICE LIAISON OFFICER') Recruit (light blue epaulette with