Scheduled parole hearings delayed
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From: Vinetta Plummer
Dear New Zealand Parole Board,
How many scheduled parole hearings have been delayed due to the Level 3 and 4 lockdowns?
Yours faithfully,
Vinetta Plummer
From: NZPB Info
New Zealand Parole Board
Kia ora,
Thank you for contacting the New Zealand Parole Board.
Due to the Level 2 REstrictions , the NZPB offices are currently on a
skeleton staff.
This e-mail inbox will continue to be monitored and your query will be
responded to as soon as is practicable. We are expecting a high volume of
enquiries and thank you for your patience.
If you are counsel for a person appearing before the Board , you will be
sent details about how to attend the hearing remotely as soon as
practicable.
Thank you
NZPB Administration Team
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From: NICOLL, Sophie (WELLHO)
Mōrena Vinetta,
This email is to acknowledge receipt of your official information requests dated 1 October 2021:
- Have any prisoners been released later than their expected release date during COVID Alert Level 3 and 4 lockdowns? If so, how many times has this happened?
- Please provide me with an excel spreadsheet of every scheduled parole hearing between 17 August 2021 and today’s date and whether these hearings were held on their scheduled date. If not, please advise of the rescheduled date. I do not require the name of prisoners in this information.
- Please provide me with an excel spreadsheet with the expected release date and the actual release date for each of these instances. I do not require the name of prisoners in this information.
- How many scheduled parole hearings have been delayed due to the Level 3 and 4 lockdowns?
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Ngā mihi,
Sophie Nicoll
Senior Advisor New Zealand Parole Board
Email: [email address]
Extn: 62139 M: +64 27 243 1874
Level 12, Prime Property Tower
86 – 90 Lambton Quay,
P O Box 939, Wellington, 6011
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From: Vinetta Plummer <[email address]>
Sent: 01 October 2021 4:42 p.m.
To: NZPB Info <[New Zealand Parole Board request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Hearings held on scheduled dates
Dear New Zealand Parole Board,
Please provide me with an excel spreadsheet of every scheduled parole hearing between 17 August 2021 and today’s date and whether these hearings were held on their scheduled date. If not, please advise of the rescheduled date. I do not require the name of prisoners in this information.
Yours faithfully,
Vinetta Plummer
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From: NICOLL, Sophie (WELLHO)
Kia ora Vinetta Plummer,
Please see attached letter regarding your Official Information Act
requests from 1 October 2021.
Any questions, please contact me at [1][New Zealand Parole Board request email]
Ngâ mihi,
Sophie Nicoll
Senior Advisor New Zealand Parole Board
Email: [2][email address]
Extn: 62139 M: +64 27 243 1874
Level 12, Prime Property Tower
86 – 90 Lambton Quay,
P O Box 939, Wellington, 6011
[3][IMG] [4][IMG]
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