5815 (2024). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections

5815 (2024). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections: How many health and safety incident reports have been completed, if any, by prison, month and role to the year ending 31 March 2024?

Hon Mark Mitchell: Corrections employs approximately 10,000 staff across a variety of different roles, with the majority of Corrections’ staff working in frontline positions at many Community Corrections sites and 17 prisons across New Zealand. I am advised that Corrections encourages staff to lodge all health and safety incidents and has introduced a Health and Safety case management system to support this. These incidents are then triaged and investigated where required. Reported incidents can vary in nature from smaller incidents such as a stubbing a toe on a door frame or water on the ground through to more serious incidents such as loose wires. I refer the member to the number of health and safety incident reports that have been completed between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, broken down by prison and role. I am further advised that in order to protect the privacy of staff members, a further breakdown by month has not been provided.