❓ Mr. Alban asks how the new court security contract delivers savings. Mr. Francis responds that the contract is cheaper than the previous one and in-house options, freeing up resources for other services and avoiding tax increases.
AnsweredQoN 852Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
COURT SECURITY AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES — NEW
CONTRACT
852. Mr F.A. ALBAN to the Minister for
Corrective Services:
Can the minister please inform the
house how the new court security and custodial services contract is delivering
savings to the people of Western Australia?
CONTRACT
852. Mr F.A. ALBAN to the Minister for
Corrective Services:
Can the minister please inform the
house how the new court security and custodial services contract is delivering
savings to the people of Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
Yes, I would love to inform the
house on the savings of the new CS and CS contract between Broadspectrum and
the Department of Corrective Services.
Mr
J.R. Quigley interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Butler.
Mr
F.M. Logan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : As I announced on 28 October, a new
contract arrangement has been reached with a new organisation, a new company
for Western Australia, Broadspectrum, a fairly large multinational company with
a lot of experience in this kind of service delivery around a number of
different countries. It is a significant achievement for not just the taxpayers
of Western Australia, but also the delivery of services.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : Of course, it comes in at $36 million
cheaper than the previous contract and some millions of dollars on top of that
cheaper than what it would cost to keep this service in-house—that is,
$36 million cheaper than the current contract. On top of that there are a number
of other services, such as faster clearance rates at police lockups, more staff
in regional Western Australia to free up police and get them back on the front
line and more services at the Supreme and Magistrates Courts. On top of all
that, when we add all the savings provided with the other contracts that the
Department of Corrective Services has—which I know the Labor Party is
opposed to, such as the Acacia contract—and when we add on the savings
of the new Melaleuca contract, it will be a total of about $126 million over
five years. With that we can do things like build eight new schools, six new
fire stations and all kinds of things.
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : Of course, the great risk is that a Labor
government, if the Labor Party were ever to win an election, would rip these
contracts up—we know it is in its platform to do that—and bring
them all back in‑house, and the only way it would be able to pay for that
would be by either increasing taxes or cutting other essential services. The
Labor Party does not tell the people that when it says it wants to rip up the
contracts. We are very proud of the achievements of our making in providing a new
mix of contracted services to the Department of Corrective Services. We are
very proud of the way we are saving money for the taxpayers of Western Australia
so we can spend that money on other services and we do not have to increase
taxes or cut other programs, like the Labor Party would if it were ever in
government. It is a great contract and I am looking forward to tabling it in
the very near future.
house on the savings of the new CS and CS contract between Broadspectrum and
the Department of Corrective Services.
Mr
J.R. Quigley interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Butler.
Mr
F.M. Logan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : As I announced on 28 October, a new
contract arrangement has been reached with a new organisation, a new company
for Western Australia, Broadspectrum, a fairly large multinational company with
a lot of experience in this kind of service delivery around a number of
different countries. It is a significant achievement for not just the taxpayers
of Western Australia, but also the delivery of services.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : Of course, it comes in at $36 million
cheaper than the previous contract and some millions of dollars on top of that
cheaper than what it would cost to keep this service in-house—that is,
$36 million cheaper than the current contract. On top of that there are a number
of other services, such as faster clearance rates at police lockups, more staff
in regional Western Australia to free up police and get them back on the front
line and more services at the Supreme and Magistrates Courts. On top of all
that, when we add all the savings provided with the other contracts that the
Department of Corrective Services has—which I know the Labor Party is
opposed to, such as the Acacia contract—and when we add on the savings
of the new Melaleuca contract, it will be a total of about $126 million over
five years. With that we can do things like build eight new schools, six new
fire stations and all kinds of things.
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : Of course, the great risk is that a Labor
government, if the Labor Party were ever to win an election, would rip these
contracts up—we know it is in its platform to do that—and bring
them all back in‑house, and the only way it would be able to pay for that
would be by either increasing taxes or cutting other essential services. The
Labor Party does not tell the people that when it says it wants to rip up the
contracts. We are very proud of the achievements of our making in providing a new
mix of contracted services to the Department of Corrective Services. We are
very proud of the way we are saving money for the taxpayers of Western Australia
so we can spend that money on other services and we do not have to increase
taxes or cut other programs, like the Labor Party would if it were ever in
government. It is a great contract and I am looking forward to tabling it in
the very near future.
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