❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of prisoners and detainees in paid employment, work experience, vocational training, and university attendance under Policy Directive 68 as of July 1, 2016 and 2017. The answer provides data as of August 24, 2017, citing limitations in backdating the report.
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(1) Per Policy Directive 68, as at 1 July 2017 how many prisoners and detainees are under: (a) paid employment; (b) work experience; (c) vocational training; and (d) university attendance in the community? (2) Per Policy Directive 68, as at 1 July 2016 how many prisoners and detainees are under: (a) paid employment; (b) work experience; (c) vocational training; and (d) university attendance in the community?
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Answered
11 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
The Department of Justice advises:
(1) The Total Offender Management Solution (TOMS) report only provides a snapshot of statistics on prisoners currently undertaking the Prisoner Employment Program (PEP) at the time of running the report i.e. 24 August 2017. Therefore, the report cannot be backdated to as at 1 July 2017.
(a) 8 (as at 24 August 2017);
(b) 1 (as at 24 August 2017);
(c) 6 (as at 24 August 2017); and
(d) 0 (as at 24 August 2017).
(1) The Total Offender Management Solution (TOMS) report only provides a snapshot of statistics on prisoners currently undertaking the Prisoner Employment Program (PEP) at the time of running the report i.e. 24 August 2017. Therefore, the report cannot be backdated to as at 1 July 2017.
(a) 8 (as at 24 August 2017);
(b) 1 (as at 24 August 2017);
(c) 6 (as at 24 August 2017); and
(d) 0 (as at 24 August 2017).
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