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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the security arrangements at Fiona Stanley Hospital, specifically regarding the roles of Serco and Department of Health security personnel. The response clarifies that only Serco provides security services.

AnsweredQoN 5719Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 August 2016

Member

Mr R.H. Cook

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to Budget Paper 2, Volume 1, page 340 under Private Sector Contracts Expenses, and note part of the contract with Serco at Fiona Stanley Hospital is for the provision of security guards, and ask: (a) is it true that the Department of Health also employs it's own security guards at Fiona Stanley Hospital, in addition to those employed by Serco; (b) how many security guards Full Time Equivalent (FTE) are employed by Serco, and how many by the Department at Fiona Stanley Hospital; (c) why are there two types of security guards at the hospital; (d) are Serco security guards permitted to respond to Code Black security incidents at the hospital; and (e) if not, why not?

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Answered

20 September 2016

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

35 days

(a) No, Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) does not employ its own security guards.
(b) Serco provide a security service to FSH based on a specific resource requirement. Nil are employed by FSH.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Serco security officers respond to all code black security incidents at FSH.
(e) Not applicable.

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