❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on whether public affairs firm CGM Communications has been engaged by government departments/agencies under multiple ministerial portfolios since 2017. The answer indicates no record of such engagement by the Department of Communities or legacy agencies.
AnsweredQoN 6017Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 March 2020
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Premier's Circular 2019/06 - Report on consultants engaged by Government, noting that excluded from the report are contracts in respect of engineering services, training programs, printing, computer development and support services, actuarial services, publicity and promotional programs, project management services, valuations, accounting services, customer surveys and bench marking, and I ask: (a) Since 1 January 2017, have public affairs firm CGM Communications been engaged by any government department, agency or government trading enterprise in the Minister's control and if so: (i) for what purpose has the firm been engaged; (ii) was the engagement subject to an open tender process; and (iii) what is the total cost of each consultancy?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 April 2020
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
8 days
This answer covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Seniors and Ageing, Volunteering, Housing, Veterans Issues, Youth, as well as my Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
This answer also encompasses the Department of Communities and legacy agencies whose functions were amalgamated into the Department of Communities from 1 July 2017.
(a)(i-iii) The Department of Communities and legacy agencies has no record of entering into any contracts, services or commercial relationships with CGM Communications.
This answer also encompasses the Department of Communities and legacy agencies whose functions were amalgamated into the Department of Communities from 1 July 2017.
(a)(i-iii) The Department of Communities and legacy agencies has no record of entering into any contracts, services or commercial relationships with CGM Communications.
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