19897 (2025). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections

Written Question

Published date: 20 May 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	19897 (2025)
Question asked:	30 Apr 2025
Member asking:	Dr Tracey McLellan
Portfolio:	Minister of Corrections
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Mitchell
Answer received:	14 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_19897_2025
Document guid:	605811dc-beb1-403f-8240-f79b7681f829

19897 (2025). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections: How many staff at Corrections are working in frontline roles, as of 30 April 2025?

Hon Mark Mitchell: Corrections is one of New Zealand’s largest core agencies, employing approximately 11,000 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 30 April 2025, there were 9,939.4 FTE frontline roles filled at Corrections, and 670.47 FTE frontline role vacancies. I am further advised that as at 30 April 2025, from a total of 1,301.45 FTE back-office roles, 240.6 FTE were vacant. This is also my response to WPQ 19898 (2025), WPQ 19899 (2025) and WPQ 19900 (2025).