❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education regarding key performance indicators (KPIs) for cleaning services in new public-private partnership (PPP) schools, seeking assurance that standards won't decline as they did during previous privatisation efforts. The Minister assures that KPIs are being developed and will be actively monitored, with payment abatements for non-achievement.
AnsweredQoN 1192Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SCHOOLS —
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
1192. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the announcement of a public–private
partnership arrangement to build and maintain eight public schools. What key
performance indicators will be in place to ensure cleaning services do not go
backwards as they did in the last Liberal–National government
experiment with the privatisation of cleaning in the 1990s?
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
1192. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the announcement of a public–private
partnership arrangement to build and maintain eight public schools. What key
performance indicators will be in place to ensure cleaning services do not go
backwards as they did in the last Liberal–National government
experiment with the privatisation of cleaning in the 1990s?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
The key performance indicators are currently in development.
These will be completed for the release of the request for proposal in December
2014. When in place, the KPIs will be actively monitored by the Department of
Education and, if not achieved, payment to the project company contracted under
the public–private partnership will be abated according to the payment
schedule. This is consistent with the approach taken by other jurisdictions.
The KPIs will require a minimum level of service equivalent to that provided at
other, non-PPP, schools.
I note that the member has asked a number of questions
relating to the proposed public–private partnership and I seek leave to
table the expression of interest document, which is available on the Tenders WA
website. That is in the interests of transparency and to provide members with
as much information as I can with regard to the PPPs.
The PRESIDENT : The minister sought leave, but he does not
need to; he can just table it. That document is tabled.
[See paper 2186.]
question.
The key performance indicators are currently in development.
These will be completed for the release of the request for proposal in December
2014. When in place, the KPIs will be actively monitored by the Department of
Education and, if not achieved, payment to the project company contracted under
the public–private partnership will be abated according to the payment
schedule. This is consistent with the approach taken by other jurisdictions.
The KPIs will require a minimum level of service equivalent to that provided at
other, non-PPP, schools.
I note that the member has asked a number of questions
relating to the proposed public–private partnership and I seek leave to
table the expression of interest document, which is available on the Tenders WA
website. That is in the interests of transparency and to provide members with
as much information as I can with regard to the PPPs.
The PRESIDENT : The minister sought leave, but he does not
need to; he can just table it. That document is tabled.
[See paper 2186.]
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