❓ Mr. Kirkup asks about the implementation of Recommendation 17 from the OICS report on West Kimberley Regional Prison, focusing on local recruitment. The Minister refers to the Department of Justice response in the report.
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I refer to the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (OICS) Report into an Announced Inspection of the West Kimberley Regional Prison (2017), noting that Recommendation 17 was to improve local recruitment strategies and recruit training to encourage Kimberley locals
to work as officers at the West Kimberley Regional Prison, and ask: (a) does the Minister accept this recommendation: (i) if not, why not; (b) when will this recommendation be implemented; and (c) what strategies are in place at the West Kimberley Regional Prison to ensure there is a high participation rate of the broader Kimberley community in the operations at the prison?
to work as officers at the West Kimberley Regional Prison, and ask: (a) does the Minister accept this recommendation: (i) if not, why not; (b) when will this recommendation be implemented; and (c) what strategies are in place at the West Kimberley Regional Prison to ensure there is a high participation rate of the broader Kimberley community in the operations at the prison?
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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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