21 June 2021
Sebastian
By e-mail:
[FYI request #14795 email]
Dear Sebastian
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: OUR REFERENCE OIA 01-21-18135
Thank you for your email of 9 June 2021 requesting various copies of Police
Instructions chapters.
Specifically;
1. Govt agency requests for assistance with search warrants and production
orders
2. VIP Security Planning and Operations
3. Policing Parliamentary Precincts
4. Private Investigators requests to Police for assistance
5. Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators
Including any other parts of the Police Manual or Police Instructions that relate to
Private Investigators and Private Security Personnel, not captured by the above
Your request has been considered in line with the Of icial Information Act 1982
(OIA), and I can now provide the following response.
Please find attached Policies one, four and five.
Policy three namely Public Order Policing: Part 9 – Policing Parliamentary
precincts is a publicly available document accessible here:
•
https:/ www.parliament.nz/media/4071/2017-06-01-signed-policing-
protocol-between-the-speaker-and-the-commissioner-of-police.pdf
•
https:/ www.parliament.nz/en/pb/parliamentary-rules/other-rules-and-
protocols/policing-functions-within-the-parliamentary-precincts/
With respect to Policy two, namely VIP Security and Planning Operations, I have
formed the view that releasing this information would likely prejudice the security
or defence of New Zealand of the international relations of the Government of
New Zealand. Therefore, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the OIA this Policy is
withheld in full.
Police National Headquarters 180 Molesworth Street. PO BOX 3017 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Telephone: 04 474 9499.. www.police.govt.nz
I trust this information provided addresses your area of interest; but you have the
right under the OIA to ask the Ombudsman to review my handling of your request
if you are not satisfied with Police’s response.
Sincerely
Tara Edwards
Practice Manager
Assurance Group
