That the Victorian Government work with key stakeholders across the criminal justice system to improve data collection, accessibility and transparency throughout the system. This should encompass:

• providing relevant support to Victoria Police to collect and report on data which is accessible by the Crime Statistics Agency under s 7 of the Crime Statistics Act 2014 (Vic), relating to:

• the use of stop and search powers and relevant information about that practice

• the use and number of diversions, cautions or fines individually issued on contact with law enforcement

• the demographics of those who interact with the criminal justice system.

Requiring the Department of Justice and Community Safety, to provide annual updates on:

• the number of healthcare services offered in publicly- and privately-operated Victorian prisons for the reporting period

• document the number of incarcerated persons (deidentified) who interact with healthcare services and the period they are engaged.

COVID-19 impacts, including applying control measures and emergency management days, with a view to identifying the impact of these on:

• prison conditions, the wellbeing of incarcerated people and their families;

• incarcerated people’s access to rehabilitative programs, health and legal services and the courts.

Ongoing analysis to inform ongoing management of the COVID-19 pandemic, including how to minimise disruption caused by control measures. This includes examining other institutions and how they manage vulnerable people.

Continued improvement on the collection and reporting of data on other matters of criminal justice, including:

• recidivism rates across the criminal justice process, including for incarcerated, people released into the community without supervision, those released on community correction orders, parolees, those who re-offend while bailed for trial and for those who re-offend while bailed for sentence.