Mr. Kirkup asks the Minister for Corrective Services about the implementation of Recommendation 8 from the OICS report on West Kimberley Regional Prison, specifically regarding the recruitment of Vocational Support Officers. The Minister refers to the Department of Justice response in the report.

AnsweredQoN 2590Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 February 2018
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I refer to the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (OICS) report into an announced inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison (2017), noting Recommendation 8 was to recruit Vocational Support Officers with industry-relevant qualifications, to fully restore and extend
industrial work and training opportunities for prisoner rehabilitation, and ask: (a) does the Minister accept this recommendation: (i) if not, why not; and (b) when will this recommendation be implemented?

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Answered
10 April 2018
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
Please see the Department of Justice response to the recommendation under appendix 4 (pg. 60-63) of the 2017 Inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison Report 113.

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