Thank you Mr. Chairman. The Standing Committee on Social Programs has completed its review of Bill 22, An Act to Amend the Corrections Act. The current Act provides that the warden and two corrections' employees comprise the main disciplinary board of the centre. The two employees are appointed to the board by the director of corrections.
The committee supports the amendments that would eliminate the requirement for the warden to sit on the disciplinary board, and further, would allow the warden to appoint the officers of the corrections facility to sit on the board.
The committee has also requested that the Minister examine further possibilities and options for inmate input into the appointments of the board. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.