(1) As of the 1 August 2009 - (a) how many Bus Security Personnel were employed by Wilson Security under their contract with the Public Transport Authority (PTA); (b) how many man hours per week was W

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10 November 2009
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Transport

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(1) As of the 1 August 2009 -
(a) how many Bus Security Personnel were employed by Wilson Security under their contract with the Public Transport Authority (PTA);
(b) how many man hours per week was Wilson Security contracted by the PTA to provide under the Bus Security Contract; and
(c) how many actual hours did they provide?
(2) As of the 20 October 2009 -
(a) how many Bus Security Personnel were employed by Wilson Security under their contract with the PTA;
(b) how many man hours per week was Wilson Security contracted by the PTA to provide under the Bus Security Contract; and
(c) how many actual hours did they provide?
(3) As of 1 August 2009 -
(a) how many PTA buses had security screens fitted to them; and
(b) how many buses had duress alarms fitted?
(4) As of 20 October 2009 -
(a) how many PTA buses had security screens fitted to them;
(b) how many buses had duress alarms fitted; and
(c) do all buses operating after 6pm have a security screen fitted?
(5) By what date does the Government expect to have all buses fitted with duress alarms?
(6) Of the buses fitted with duress alarms, are they all monitored and if yes, by whom?
(7) Does the Government intend to appoint Public Transit Security Officers as auxiliary Police Officers under the Police Act?
(8) If yes to (7), when does the Government expect to implement the appointment, and will the Public Transit Security Officers require further training?

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Answered
27 November 2009
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
17 days
(1)
(a) 52.
(b) 1,723 hours. There is also a contracted variable security component that is determined by operational requirements over and above the standard requirement. This is typically approximately 250 - 350 hours per week.
(c) 1,987.
(2)
(a) 75.
(b) 2,539 hours. There is also a contracted variable security component that is determined by operational requirements over and above the standard requirement. This is typically approximately 250 - 350 hours per week.
(c) 2,888.5 hours.
(3)
(a) 495.
(b) 376.
(4)
(a) 545.
(b) 1,053.
(c) The strategy to install security screens applies to Transperth buses only. The Government recently approved a strategy to install additional screens on Transperth buses to enable all buses operating in service after 6.00 pm to have a security screen fitted. This is expected to be complete by 31 March 2010.
(5) The strategy to install duress alarms applies to Transperth buses only. As at 23 November 2009, alarms had been installed in 99.1% of the Transperth bus fleet. The entire fleet is expected to be complete by 4 December 2009.
(6) Yes. Alarms are monitored by the respective bus operator (contractor) to whom the bus has been allocated.
(7) This is a matter for the Commissioner for Police.
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