❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Education Minister regarding a contract with Price Waterhouse Coopers for the Independent Public Schools (IPS) Strategy, focusing on costs, initial development, and report availability. The Minister clarifies that no expenditure occurred in the specified period and the initial strategy was developed internally at no external cost.
AnsweredQoN 5971Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the engagement of consultant Price Waterhouse Coopers, listed in
Report on Consultants Engaged by Government for the six months ended 30 June 2010
, for ‘Further Development of Independent Schools Strategy’, and I ask:
(a) is this the same contract for consultant services for which approval was sought from the Department of Premier and Cabinet by Lian Borlace, Director Strategic Procurement on 11 March 2010; and
(i) if yes, why is the cost listed as $0.00 when the request referred to above cited an estimated contract value of $150,000?
(b) If the purpose of this contract is for ‘further development’, who did the initial development of the Independent Public Schools (IPS) Strategy and what was the total cost?
(c) If the initial development of the IPS Strategy was done by a private consultant, why is it not listed in any of the reports on consultants engaged by Government?
(d) Was a report on the initial development of the IPS Strategy completed and delivered to the Department; and
(i) if not why not?
(e) Is the report available publicly; and
(i) if so, where can it be obtained; and
(ii) if not, will the Minister table the report; and
(A) if not, why not?
(f) Were any draft reports on the initial IPS Strategy received by the Department prior to the delivery of the final report; and
(i) if so, how many draft versions were received prior to receipt of the final report?
Report on Consultants Engaged by Government for the six months ended 30 June 2010
, for ‘Further Development of Independent Schools Strategy’, and I ask:
(a) is this the same contract for consultant services for which approval was sought from the Department of Premier and Cabinet by Lian Borlace, Director Strategic Procurement on 11 March 2010; and
(i) if yes, why is the cost listed as $0.00 when the request referred to above cited an estimated contract value of $150,000?
(b) If the purpose of this contract is for ‘further development’, who did the initial development of the Independent Public Schools (IPS) Strategy and what was the total cost?
(c) If the initial development of the IPS Strategy was done by a private consultant, why is it not listed in any of the reports on consultants engaged by Government?
(d) Was a report on the initial development of the IPS Strategy completed and delivered to the Department; and
(i) if not why not?
(e) Is the report available publicly; and
(i) if so, where can it be obtained; and
(ii) if not, will the Minister table the report; and
(A) if not, why not?
(f) Were any draft reports on the initial IPS Strategy received by the Department prior to the delivery of the final report; and
(i) if so, how many draft versions were received prior to receipt of the final report?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
41 days
(a) Yes.
(a)(i) No expenditure was made in the six months ended 30 June 2010.
(b) The Department of Education at no external cost.
(c) Not applicable.
(d)-(d)(i) No report was commissioned on the initial development of the Independent Public Schools (IPS) Strategy.
(e)(i)-(e)(A) Not applicable.
(f) Refer to response (d)-(d)(i).
(f)(i) Not applicable.
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(a)(i) No expenditure was made in the six months ended 30 June 2010.
(b) The Department of Education at no external cost.
(c) Not applicable.
(d)-(d)(i) No report was commissioned on the initial development of the Independent Public Schools (IPS) Strategy.
(e)(i)-(e)(A) Not applicable.
(f) Refer to response (d)-(d)(i).
(f)(i) Not applicable.
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