Automated accessibility results for www.corrections.govt.nz

Department of Corrections

June 2026 scan

Rank
#232 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.59 issues/page
Issues found
208
Pages scanned
300 67 with issues
Issue types
9

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Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

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Critical issues
23
Serious issues
185
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
51
Mobile issues
172
Desktop issues
36

Top 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 110 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 69 of this website's 208 detected issue instances (33%).

1. scrollable-region-focusable

WCAG Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard · 2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) (Level A)

Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard

<table style="width: 100%;">

47 instances on 18 pages Mobile: 47 instances · Desktop: 0 instances

Affected pages (18)
C.14 Email legal correspondence | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Communication/C.14-Email-legal-correspondence Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
I.02 Initial prisoner reception | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Induction/I.02-Initial-prisoner-reception Mobile 2 · Desktop 0
I.10.09 Review of Support Plan and use of the 'Transgender' alert | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Induction/I.10-Management-of-transgender-prisoners/I.10.09-Review-of-Support-Plan-and-use-of-the-transgender-alert Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
M.03.02.05 Temporary removals for women 30+ weeks pregnant, in labour, giving birth or post partum | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.03-Specified-gender-and-age-movements/M.03.02-Pregnant-women-in-prison/M.03.02.05-Temporary-removals-for-women-30-weeks-pregnant%2C-in-labour%2C-giving-birth-or-post-partum Mobile 5 · Desktop 0
M.03.08.03 Approved placement assessment | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.03-Specified-gender-and-age-movements/M.03.08-Mother-with-child-placement/M.03.08.03-Approved-placement-assessment Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
M.03.08.06 Management of mothers with residential children general standards | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.03-Specified-gender-and-age-movements/M.03.08-Mother-with-child-placement/M.03.08.06-Management-of-mothers-with-residential-children-general-standards Mobile 3 · Desktop 0
M.03.08.12 Transitions out of the Mothers with Babies Unit | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.03-Specified-gender-and-age-movements/M.03.08-Mother-with-child-placement/M.03.08.12-Transitions-out-of-the-mothers-with-babies-unit Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
F.05 Prisoner accounts and purchases | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Prisoner-finance-activities/F.05-Prisoner-accounts-and-purchases Mobile 3 · Desktop 0
F.06 Disposable safety razor | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Prisoner-finance-activities/F.06-Disposal-safety-razor Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
F.07 Request access to facilities to assist in litigation | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Prisoner-finance-activities/F.07-Request-access-to-facilities-to-assist-in-litigation Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
F.17 Mixing accused prisoners with convicted / sentenced prisoners to attend non-offence based programme | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Prisoner-finance-activities/F17-Mixing-accused-prisoners-with-other-prisoners-convicted-sentenced-for-the-purpose-of-attending-a-non-offence-based-programme Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
R.02 Compassionate release for seriously ill prisoner | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Release/R.02-Early-release-for-seriously-ill-prisoner Mobile 8 · Desktop 0
V.03 Visitor arrival | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Visits-to-prisons/V.03-Visitor-arrival Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
W.01 Internal Concealment | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Wellbeing/W.01-Internal-concealment Mobile 3 · Desktop 0
RIS: Improving rehabilitation, reintegration and safety outcomes in the Corrections system | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/ris_improving_rehabilitation%2C_reintegration_and_safety_outcomes_in_the_corrections_system Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Brain gain for youth:Emerging trends in neuroscience | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/research/journal/volume_4_issue_1_august_2016/brain_gain_for_youthemerging_trends_in_neuroscience Mobile 8 · Desktop 0
Performance on the Physical Readiness Assessment | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/research/journal/volume_6_issue_1_july_2018/performance_on_the_physical_readiness_assessment Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Prison Performance Table methodology | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/statistics/prison_performance_tables/prison_performance_table_methodology Mobile 5 · Desktop 0

2. list

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure that lists are structured correctly

<ol>

12 instances on 5 pages Mobile: 6 instances · Desktop: 6 instances

Affected pages (5)
M.02.04 Completing male initial security classification | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.02-Security-classification/M.02.04-Completing-Male-initial-security-classification Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
M.03.08.03 Approved placement assessment | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.03-Specified-gender-and-age-movements/M.03.08-Mother-with-child-placement/M.03.08.03-Approved-placement-assessment Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
F.05 Prisoner accounts and purchases | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Prisoner-finance-activities/F.05-Prisoner-accounts-and-purchases Mobile 2 · Desktop 2
F.07 Request access to facilities to assist in litigation | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Prisoner-finance-activities/F.07-Request-access-to-facilities-to-assist-in-litigation Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
R.02 Compassionate release for seriously ill prisoner | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Release/R.02-Early-release-for-seriously-ill-prisoner Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

3. scrollable-region-focusable

WCAG Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard · 2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) (Level A)

Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard

<table border="1" style="width: 100%;">

10 instances on 2 pages Mobile: 10 instances · Desktop: 0 instances

Affected pages (2)
I.06 Complete arrival administration | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Induction/I.06-Complete-arrival-administration Mobile 4 · Desktop 0
M.04.02 Use of restraints for escorts / transfers | Department of Corrections https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy_and_legislation/Prison-Operations-Manual/Movement/M.04-External-movement-transportation-of-prisoners/M.04.02-Use-of-restraints-for-escorts-transfers Mobile 6 · Desktop 0

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