Policy/Procedures RE: Personal Information

Amy Ferguson made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

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From: Amy Ferguson

Dear New Zealand Police,

As a NZ citizen I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA).

1 - Please provide me with the NZ Police company policy regarding the collection & retention of CCTV collected with the intent to be used against an individual in a court of law.

2- Please explain a chain of custody? and/or if this is a requrement in regard to the collection of photographic images/data of an individual.

3- What company/organizational procedures and/or policies are in place to ensure the information and privacy of individuals NOT involvced or targeted within an investigation is respected and not in any breach of any of the 12 privacy pricioples outlined in the Privacy Act 1993?

4- What efforts are made to ensure the collecting of only necessary images?

Thanks in advance.
Amy Ferguson

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From: "Amy Ferguson" <[FOI #12139 email]>
Date: 02/02/2020 04:07PM
Subject: Official Information request - Policy/Procedures RE: Personal
Information

Dear New Zealand Police,
As a NZ citizen I would like to request the following information under
the Official Information Act (OIA).
1 - Please provide me with the NZ Police company policy regarding the
collection & retention of CCTV collected with the intent to be used
against an individual in a court of law.
2- Please explain a chain of custody? and/or if this is a requrement in
regard to the collection of photographic images/data of an individual.
3- What company/organizational procedures and/or policies are in place to
ensure the information and privacy of individuals NOT involvced or
targeted within an investigation is respected and not in any breach of any
of the 12 privacy pricioples outlined in the Privacy Act 1993?
4- What efforts are made to ensure the collecting of only necessary
images?
Thanks in advance.
Amy Ferguson
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Kia ora Amy

 

Please find attached the response to your correspondence of  02
February 2020.

  

Police's response to Covid-19 has had a severe impact on our ability to
respond to your request in a timely manner. We appreciate this will be
frustrating for you, and we thank you for your understanding.

 

Kind regards

Ministerial Services

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