Reference: IR-01-22-27245
5 October 2022
Andrew Li
[FYI request #19696 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew
Request for information
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 2 September 2022
regarding the sharing of information between Gang Intelligence Centre (GIC) agencies.
Responses to your questions are set out below.
1) Does cross checking of information provided by 'associated agencies' with
other 'associated agencies' happen
The GIC is a multi-agency strategic insights group. Information that is received from
GIC agencies is checked against current GIC holdings.
2) Where an initial report comes from an 'associated agency', does that cross
checking _always_ involve intelligence/information developed by Police
independent of other 'associated agencies' to confirm an individual's gang
membership or association, whether from Police reports from prior to the
initial report of an individual as a gang member or associate by an
'associated agency', or produced by Police as a follow up to that initial
report by a non-Police 'associated agency', or are claims by a single non-
Police 'associated agency' or multiple 'associated agencies' about an
individual considered sufficient to pass the 'validation' threshold?
Information from Police is not necessarily required. Information from other agencies
may be sufficient to add a person to the National Gang List (NGL) if they meet defined
criteria. The following factors are taken into consideration when validating gang
membership (patched or prospect) status:
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Intelligence from operations and search warrants
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An ‘Intelligence noting’ identifying an individual wearing a patch
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Visible evidence of members wearing a patch; and
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Certain prominent or significant gang ‘patch’ tattoos.
Police National Headquarters
180 Molesworth Street. PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
Telephone: 04 474 9499. Fax: 04 498 7400. www.police.govt.nz
3) Is confirmation from frontline Police staff required to confirm claims of gang
associations?
Confirmation from frontline Police staff is not required. Please note that the NGL only
records adult patched and prospect gang members and does not include associates.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied
with the response to your request. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Yours sincerely
Manager - Intelligence Fusion Teams
New Zealand Police
