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Dear Kelly,

 

You are correct, the Ombudsman is not subject to the Official Information
Act, however he acts in a manner which is consistent with, and in the
spirit of the Act.

 

The internationally accepted standard is that one third of inspections are
unannounced. Each year, over the past five financial years, this standard
was exceeded by a significant percentage. On average 76% of the
inspections conducted since the 2015/16 financial year were unannounced.
The table below breaks down the number of visits and the percentage that
were unannounced each year:

Year # of inspections and visits to places % of unannounced inspections
of detention and visits
2019/20 59* 52%*
2018/19 40 90%
2017/18 39 87%
2016/17 57 63%
2015/16 43 90%

*Excluding COVID specific inspections

 

Each year in the Ombudsman’s annual report he provides information about
inspections as a designated National Preventative Mechanism. Details of
the visits and inspections are provided for in the narrative of the
reports, in addition to being a service performance measure. All reports
are available on the ‘Resources and publications’ page of the Ombudsman
website (direct link:
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/reso...).

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Office of the Ombudsman | Tari o te Kaitiaki Mana Tangata

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