❓ A parliamentary question seeks detailed information on vehicle cleaning and detailing costs for Police, Emergency Services, and Road Safety agencies in WA. The responses reveal a lack of centralised record-keeping and difficulty in providing specific data.
AnsweredQoN 4559Legislative Assembly
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For each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolios, I ask:
(a) as at 23
November 2010, how many vehicles are allocated to the department or agency;
(b) what washing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(c) if any vehicle was commercially cleaned since 23 September 2008, please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are cleaned during office hours; and
(d) what detailing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(e) if any vehicle was commercially detailed since 23 September 2008, please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and detailing bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially detailed;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is detailed; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are detailed during office hours; and
(f) please provide a subtotal of a vehicle’s cleaning costs for each department or agency since 23 September 2008?
(a) as at 23
November 2010, how many vehicles are allocated to the department or agency;
(b) what washing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(c) if any vehicle was commercially cleaned since 23 September 2008, please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are cleaned during office hours; and
(d) what detailing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(e) if any vehicle was commercially detailed since 23 September 2008, please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and detailing bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially detailed;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is detailed; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are detailed during office hours; and
(f) please provide a subtotal of a vehicle’s cleaning costs for each department or agency since 23 September 2008?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 February 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police; Emergency Services; Road Safety
Response time
82 days
The Office of Road Safety -
(a-f) The Office of Road Safety is administratively supported as part of Main Roads WA and as such the response will be included in the MRWA response under the Minister for Transport.
WA Police -
(a) The Western Australia Police vehicle fleet as at 23 November 2010 comprised of 1288 vehicles.
(b) The cleaning of vehicles is managed at a local level by the business area utilising the vehicle. In the event that a vehicle sustains malicious damage/vandalism during operational use, a variety of methods, including commercial car washes or vehicle detailing could be utilised to clean the vehicle.
(c) As the cleaning of WA Police vehicles is managed and undertaken at a local level, no central record of car washing arrangements/costs are maintained.
(d) & (e) Refer to responses to questions (b) and (c) above.
(f) Refer to response to question (c) above.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia -
(a) 551 Operational and support vehicles.
(b) Vehicles are required to be cleaned by custodians or brigades. Occasionally, external cleaning occurs when deemed necessary after attendance at an incident or work related travel.
(c) For the period of 23 September 2008 - 20 April 2010, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 2429-2445. From the 21 April 2010 - 23 November 2010, please find the answer below.
(i) -(iv) The requested responses require the retrieval of archived records and would take significant effort to collate as only high level data is available from relevant information systems.
(d) Vehicles are required to be cleaned by custodians or brigades. Occasionally, external cleaning occurs when deemed necessary after attendance at an incident or work related travel.
(e) For the period of 23 September 2008 - 20 April 2010, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 2429-2445. From the 21 April 2010 - 23 November 2010, please find the answer below.
(i)-(iv) The requested responses require the retrieval of archived records and would take significant effort to collate as only high level data is available from relevant information systems.
(f) $1,914.09. For the same reasons as outlined in (c) and (e) above FESA is unable to provide subtotals for each vehicle.
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(a-f) The Office of Road Safety is administratively supported as part of Main Roads WA and as such the response will be included in the MRWA response under the Minister for Transport.
WA Police -
(a) The Western Australia Police vehicle fleet as at 23 November 2010 comprised of 1288 vehicles.
(b) The cleaning of vehicles is managed at a local level by the business area utilising the vehicle. In the event that a vehicle sustains malicious damage/vandalism during operational use, a variety of methods, including commercial car washes or vehicle detailing could be utilised to clean the vehicle.
(c) As the cleaning of WA Police vehicles is managed and undertaken at a local level, no central record of car washing arrangements/costs are maintained.
(d) & (e) Refer to responses to questions (b) and (c) above.
(f) Refer to response to question (c) above.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia -
(a) 551 Operational and support vehicles.
(b) Vehicles are required to be cleaned by custodians or brigades. Occasionally, external cleaning occurs when deemed necessary after attendance at an incident or work related travel.
(c) For the period of 23 September 2008 - 20 April 2010, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 2429-2445. From the 21 April 2010 - 23 November 2010, please find the answer below.
(i) -(iv) The requested responses require the retrieval of archived records and would take significant effort to collate as only high level data is available from relevant information systems.
(d) Vehicles are required to be cleaned by custodians or brigades. Occasionally, external cleaning occurs when deemed necessary after attendance at an incident or work related travel.
(e) For the period of 23 September 2008 - 20 April 2010, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 2429-2445. From the 21 April 2010 - 23 November 2010, please find the answer below.
(i)-(iv) The requested responses require the retrieval of archived records and would take significant effort to collate as only high level data is available from relevant information systems.
(f) $1,914.09. For the same reasons as outlined in (c) and (e) above FESA is unable to provide subtotals for each vehicle.
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