❓ Question on Notice regarding under-reporting of prison assaults. The Minister provides details on the internal audit, reporting period, new quality assurance processes, and when more accurate records will be reflected.
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I
refer to the Minister’s media statement of 8 August 2019 about the
under-reporting of prison assaults, and I ask: (a) when was the internal audit undertaken; (b) what reporting time period did the internal audit consider; (c) will the Minister please advise what specific new quality assurance processes have been put in place to address: (i) under-reporting; and (ii) recording inaccuracies; and (d) which reporting time period will first reflect the more accurate records?
refer to the Minister’s media statement of 8 August 2019 about the
under-reporting of prison assaults, and I ask: (a) when was the internal audit undertaken; (b) what reporting time period did the internal audit consider; (c) will the Minister please advise what specific new quality assurance processes have been put in place to address: (i) under-reporting; and (ii) recording inaccuracies; and (d) which reporting time period will first reflect the more accurate records?
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Answered
24 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a) 8 July 2019.
(b) 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
(c) Under-reporting and recording inaccuracies are addressed through a number of measures including:
(d) Work was completed to identify and amend misclassified serious assaults from the 2017-2018 financial year. As a result, the rate of serious assault Key Performance Indicator will be restated for 2017-2018 as part of the 2018-2019 Annual Report process.
(b) 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
(c) Under-reporting and recording inaccuracies are addressed through a number of measures including:
(d) Work was completed to identify and amend misclassified serious assaults from the 2017-2018 financial year. As a result, the rate of serious assault Key Performance Indicator will be restated for 2017-2018 as part of the 2018-2019 Annual Report process.
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