Hon Peter Collier asks about the number of unvaccinated prison officers and non-prison officer staff in WA prisons. The Minister provides figures for those who haven't provided proof of vaccination, excluding staff on leave or not yet required to enter a facility.

AnsweredQoN 1144Legislative Council
Asked
9 December 2021
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATIONS — CORRECTIVE
SERVICES
1144. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) How many
prison officers in Western Australian prisons are currently unvaccinated?
(2) How many
staff—non-prison officers—in Western Australian prisons are
currently unvaccinated?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided by the Minister for Corrective
Services.
(1) There are currently 67 prison
officers who are yet to provide proof of vaccination.
(2) There are currently 20
non-prison officers who are yet to provide proof of vaccination.
There are a number of prison staff
on leave, or yet to be required to enter a prison facility, who have yet to
show proof of vaccination. These are not counted in the aforementioned numbers.

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