❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Department of Education's school cleaning contracts, including duration, expiry dates, potential costs of departmental takeover, and payroll tax revenue. The response provides contract details, mentions an ongoing cost audit, and states the department cannot provide payroll tax information.
AnsweredQoN 882Legislative Council
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SCHOOL CLEANING CONTRACTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
(1) What is the duration of the current contracts between the Department of Education and school cleaning contractors, and on what date do they expire? (2) If school cleaning contracts were to be taken over by the Department of Education, what would the cost be to the Department of Education? (3) Under the current contracts, how much does the Government get from contractors in payroll tax? Hon G.T. GIFFARD
(1) What is the duration of the current contracts between the Department of Education and school cleaning contractors, and on what date do they expire? (2) If school cleaning contracts were to be taken over by the Department of Education, what would the cost be to the Department of Education? (3) Under the current contracts, how much does the Government get from contractors in payroll tax? Hon G.T. GIFFARD
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(1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(2) If school cleaning contracts were to be taken over by the Department of Education, what would the cost be to the Department of Education? (3) Under the current contracts, how much does the Government get from contractors in payroll tax? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(3) Under the current contracts, how much does the Government get from contractors in payroll tax? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(2) If school cleaning contracts were to be taken over by the Department of Education, what would the cost be to the Department of Education? (3) Under the current contracts, how much does the Government get from contractors in payroll tax? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(3) Under the current contracts, how much does the Government get from contractors in payroll tax? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(1) The Department of Education has more than 100 cleaning contracts that will expire at staggered intervals from late 2002 through to 2005. Current contracts consist of a two-year initial fixed period, with three one-year options exercisable at the department’s discretion. The full potential contract period for current contracts is five years. (2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(2) The department is currently in the process of securing an independent audit of the costs associated with a day labour work force. (3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
(3) The department is unable to provide this information. Payroll tax is a private sector labour on-cost that is built into the price of a contract.
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