30 May 2023
C168285
Mason
[FYI request #22703 email]
Tēnā koe Mason
Thank you for your email of 6 May 2023 to the Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama
Aotearoa, requesting various information regarding electronic monitoring.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA).
The following part of your request relates more closely to the functions of the New Zealand
Police:
In the 3 months of 2021, September, October, and November:
- how many times was a prosecution launched for a breach of bail / parole / other
form of breach such as a parole recall, result from those failures to charge? Please
forward this portion of the request to the MOJ or Police should that be appropriate.
In which case, it is likely that there may need to be collaboration.
In the 3 months of 2022, September, October, and November:
- how many times was a prosecution launched for a breach of bail / parole / other
form of breach such as a parole recall, result from a failure to charge trackers? Please
forward this portion of the request to the MOJ or Police should that be appropriate.
In which case, it is likely that there may need to be collaboration.
As the information you have requested is considered to be more closely connected to the
functions of the New Zealand Police, I have transferred this part of your request in
accordance with section 14 of the OIA.
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
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You may expect a response from the New Zealand Police within 20 working days.
Corrections will provide a response to the remainder of your request as soon as possible.
Ngā mihi
Jeremy Lythgoe
Principal Adviser Ministerial Services
People and Capability