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Dear BAW Russell,

Please find attached and extension letter in regards to the below OIA request.

Kind regards,

Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: BAW Russell <[FOI #14282 email]>
Sent: 11 December 2020 5:39 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug Test Results

Dear Department of Corrections,

Please provide a summary of drug test results for 2019/20, broken down by prison for prisoners and community sentence type for those in the community, including:

* the total number of tests undertaken
* the test results (i.e. positive, negative, adulterated etc)
* the testing method used (i.e. urine, blood, hair etc).

Please also provide any guidance to staff on drug testing and responding to positive tests, including managing the risk of false positives.

Yours faithfully,

BAW Russell

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Dear BAW Russell,

Please find attached Corrections response to your OIA request.

Kind regards,

Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: BAW Russell <[FOI #14282 email]>
Sent: 11 December 2020 5:39 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug Test Results

Dear Department of Corrections,

Please provide a summary of drug test results for 2019/20, broken down by prison for prisoners and community sentence type for those in the community, including:

* the total number of tests undertaken
* the test results (i.e. positive, negative, adulterated etc)
* the testing method used (i.e. urine, blood, hair etc).

Please also provide any guidance to staff on drug testing and responding to positive tests, including managing the risk of false positives.

Yours faithfully,

BAW Russell

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #14282 email]

Is [Department of Corrections request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of Corrections? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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