Dear Amy Ferguson

I acknowledge receipt ofyour Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
for the below information.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Services
PNHQ

-----Amy Ferguson <[FOI #11511 email]> wrote:
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To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at New Zealand Police
<[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Amy Ferguson <[FOI #11511 email]>
Date: 22/10/2019 11:12AM
Subject: Official Information request - Informants within the Wellington
Region

Dear New Zealand Police,
This is a request for information, made under the provisions of ss4 and 5
of the Official Information Act 1982 (“the Act”). I therefore would like
the following information;
1. Over the past 36 months, how many Paid & Non Paid Police informants
have been active within the Wellington Region. Could you please break this
down into Areas? & outline the number of paid & unpaid informants. Also
the percentage of which are Male & which are Female & also a summary of
the demographic detail.
2. How are they remunerated: and
3. How much are they, on average, remunerated per interaction; and
4. What legal relationship do the Police have with the informants? Are
they employed, with a contract or are they paid "under the table"; and
5. Please provide any NEW and current policy document or manual for Police
dealing with informants.
Please CONFIRM receipt of this email to prevent unnecessary follow-up
emails and extensions requested.
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Yours faithfully,
Amy Ferguson
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Dear Amy Ferguson

 

Please find attached the reply to your correspondence of 22 October 2019.

 

Kind regards

Ministerial Services

PNHQ

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