OICS

After taking account of any immediate feedback, we provide confidential copies of the Exit Debrief to the Minister, the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Public Administration, Corrective Services and other relevant parties within a week. If an individual or an agency believes our interim findings involve factual errors or problems of balance, they can request further meetings and provide additional information... We have a robust process of evidence gathering and inquiry. Before the period onsite, we conduct surveys of staff and people in custody, analyse data and documents, and hold meetings with senior staff and external service providers. We may also invite external consultants to join an inspection to supplement internal expertise... We use multiple sources of information to derive, and validate findings. These include academic and professional reviews, evidence from other jurisdictions, and data from the Corrective Services' offender management databases. We also use..

Primary location: Wellington