Kia ora Phillippa

I refer to your below Official Information Act (OIA) request dated 16 March 2022 for information about Clarke Gayford.

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Justice. The information to which your request relates is not held by us but is believed to be held by the Ministry of Justice. In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.

You will hear further from the Ministry of Justice concerning your request.

Ngā mihi
Brittany
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

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From: Phillippa Scott <[FYI request #18892 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2022 6:02 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - information regarding any court attendance, court case, charges or conviction of Mr Clarke Timothy Gayford within the years 2019 - present dayt

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Dear New Zealand Police,

Do the New Zealand police have any record of, or any information regarding any court attendance, court case, charges or conviction of Mr Clarke Timothy Gayford within the years of 2019 to 2022 inclusive. The following statement is from the Police in 2018 and was printed in The NZ Herald but Newshub have a false story saying Police gave that statement a few weeks ago

"on this occasion we can say that Mr Gayford is not and has not been the subject of any police inquiry, nor has he been charged in relation to any matter".

please dont refer me to newshub fake news story

Yours faithfully,

Phillippa Scott

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Tçnâ koe Phillippa,
 
Your OIA request of 16/03/2022 was transferred by the New Zealand Police
to the Ministry of Justice.
 
You requested “any information regarding any court attendance, court case,
charges or conviction of Mr Clarke Timothy Gayford within the years of
2019 to 2022 inclusive.”
 
I am refusing your request under S18(g)(i) of the Official Information Act
1982, on the grounds that the information requested is not held by the
Ministry and I have no grounds for believing it is held by another agency
 
Information held by the courts, such as sentencing notes, court records or
information about a case currently before the court the records of courts
and tribunals are not subject to the Official Information Act 1982. Access
to these is dealt with by separate legislation and [1]court rules and you
will need to contact the relevant court directly, the details for the
courts can be found [2]here.
 
The form you will need to fill out and send to the court nearest your
location can be found here:
[3]https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Docum....
 
Please be aware that your name and address will be given to the parties to
the relevant proceeding or appeal, as a part of the application process
and that this may include the defendant/offender. No other contact or
personal information should be given to the parties.
 
If you are not satisfied with my response, you have the right to complain
to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [4][email address].
 
Nâku noa, nâ
 
Ellen

 
Ministerial Relations and Services
  Strategy, Governance and Finance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
[5]www.justice.govt.nz

 
 
 
 

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Tēnā koe Phillipa

 

 

Please find attached the revised response relating to your Official
Information Act 1982 request.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Sophie
Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.

Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect
those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in
error, please email or telephone the sender immediately