This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Consistency of television channels offered in prisons'.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 June 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      C121898 
 
 
C.J. Huntley  
[FYI request #12828 email]   
 
 
Tēnā koe C.J. 
 
Thank you for your email of 11 May 2020, requesting information about television 
channel availability in prisons. Your request has been considered under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
 
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request pursuant 
to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a decision on 
the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be 
made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response 
to your request by 7 July 2020. If you no longer require this information, please let us 
know as soon as possible. 
 
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this extension you 
have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the 
timeframe.  Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, 
Wellington 6143. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
 
Vanessa Koening 
Manager Ministerial Services 
Corporate Services