16024 (2025). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections

16024 (2025). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections: How many staff at Corrections are working in frontline roles, as of 31 March 2025?

Hon Mark Mitchell: Corrections is one of New Zealand’s largest core agencies, employing over 10,000 staff. The majority of Corrections’ workforce is deployed in frontline roles across 17 Corrections-managed prisons and many more Community Corrections sites across New Zealand. The remaining staff in back-office roles enable frontline staff to carry out their role by providing support. I am advised that as at 31 March 2025, there were 10,622.62 FTE frontline roles, with 9,907.82 FTE roles filled, and 714.8 FTE role vacancies. I am further advised that as at 31 March 2025, from a total of 1,300.45 FTE back-office roles, 234.2 FTE were vacant. This is also my response to WPQ 16025 and WPQ 16027.