13 November 2019 
 
 
Thomas Holmes 
[email address] 
 
 
Kia ora Thomas 
 
Request for information - Ref: IR-01-19-28072 
 
Thank you for your email dated 15 October 2019 requesting: 
 
I am requesting the following information: 
 
1. The number of people currently in the candidate pool, broken down by their district 
preferences. 
 
2. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to police college in the 
last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. 
 
3. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to having their application 
declined in the last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. 
 
4. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to voluntarily withdrawing 
their application in the last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. 
 
5. The average timeframe over the past twelve months of the time it takes to go from the 
candidate pool to Police College, broken down by the chosen district. 
 
6. The current estimated timeframe of the time it will take to go from the candidate pool to 
Police College, broken down by the chosen district. 
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 
and I enclose the following information: 
 
 
 

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1. The number of people currently in the candidate pool, broken down by their district 
preferences (as at 11 November 2019). 
  
Candidate 
District 
Pool 
Canterbury 
15 
Southern 
6 
Tasman 
8 
Wellington 
9 
Bay of Plenty 
5 
Central 
8 
Eastern 
2 
Northland 
0 
Waikato 
3 
Auckland City 
7 
Counties Manukau 
13 
Waitematä 
11 
 
2. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to police college in the 
last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. (Period 1 November 2018 – 
31 October 2019). 
 
Candidate Pool To 
District 
Police College 
Canterbury 
86 
Southern 
51 
Tasman 
14 
Wellington 
108 
Bay of Plenty 
61 
Central 
93 
Eastern 
45 
Northland 
41 
Waikato 
78 
Auckland City 
75 
Counties Manukau 
139 
Waitematä 
70 
 
3. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to having their 
application declined in the last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. 
(Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019). 
 
Candidate Pool To 
District 
Application declined 
Canterbury 
0 
Southern 
2 
Tasman 
0 
Wellington 
0 
Bay of Plenty 
1 

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Central 
1 
Eastern 
0 
Northland 
0 
Waikato 
0 
Auckland City 
2 
Counties Manukau 
0 
Waitematä 
0 
 
4. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to voluntarily 
withdrawing their application in the last twelve months, broken down by their district 
preference. (Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019). 
 
Candidate Pool To 
District 
Voluntary withdrawal 
Canterbury 
0 
Southern 
1 
Tasman 
0 
Wellington 
0 
Bay of Plenty 
0 
Central 
1 
Eastern 
0 
Northland 
0 
Waikato 
0 
Auckland City 
2 
Counties Manukau 
1 
Waitematä 
3 
 
5. The average timeframe over the past twelve months of the time it takes to go from the 
candidate pool to Police College, broken down by the chosen district.  
(Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019). 
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. 
We are unable to provide the requested information for the following reasons: 
 
Your request has been refused pursuant to s 18(f) of 
Substantial 
the Official Information Act 1982 as the information 
s 18(f) 
collation and 
requested cannot be made available without substantial 
research 
collation or research. 
 
6. The current estimated timeframe of the time it will take to go from the candidate pool to 
Police College, broken down by the chosen district. 
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. 
We are unable to provide the requested information for the following reasons: 
 
The information is not held and Police has no reason to 
Information not 
believe it is held by another agency. This part of your 
s 18(g) 
held 
request is therefore refused pursuant to s 18(g) of the 
Official Information Act 1982. 
 

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You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act 1982, to ask the 
Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied with the way I have responded 
to your request. 
 
 
Ngā mihi 
 
 
Carly Drury 
Acting National Manager: Constabulary Recruitment 
People & Capability Group 

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Document Outline

• 1. The number of people currently in the candidate pool, broken down by their district preferences (as at 11 November 2019).
• 2. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to police college in the last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. (Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019).
• 3. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to having their application declined in the last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. (Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019).
• 4. The number of people that have gone from the candidate pool to voluntarily withdrawing their application in the last twelve months, broken down by their district preference. (Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019).
• 5. The average timeframe over the past twelve months of the time it takes to go from the candidate pool to Police College, broken down by the chosen district.
• (Period 1 November 2018 – 31 October 2019).

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