PDS assignments
I Brown made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice
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From: I Brown
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Please provide the following information:
1. The proportion of assignments made to the Public Defence Service (PDS) both as a percentage and in numbers (overall assignments for each centre and number assigned to the PDS), for each centre where there is a PDS office for the time period from 1 July to 30 June for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022:
a. at each of the PAL levels and
b. appeals;
2. The number of jury trials undertaken by the PDS in each centre for those same time periods.
3. The revenue the PDS received from assignments both as a service nationally and per office for the same time periods; and
4. Any and all analyses, reports, memoranda, or anything else showing or referring to the cost-effectiveness per case compared to the private defence bar both as a service as a whole and per centre, from 2014 onwards; and
5. Any PDS rules, guidelines, policies, or any other information for staff members relating to unsupervised appearances by PAL 1 PDS providers in a court for a case where they do not
Yours faithfully,
I Brown
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Ministry of Justice
Kia ora,
Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice.
We acknowledge receipt of your request regarding Public Defence Service
assignments.
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
You can expect a response by 30/09/2022.
Ngā mihi,
Ellen
Ministerial Relations and Services
Strategy, Governance and Finance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
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From: May, Annie
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora
I am writing regarding your OIA relating to PDS assignments.
It appears that question 5, as outlined below, is missing some words.
5.Any PDS rules, guidelines, policies, or any other information for staff
members relating to unsupervised appearances by PAL 1 PDS providers in a
court for a case where they do not
Can you please set out this question in full, to enable a response to be
made.
Thank you for your help with this.
Ngā mihi
Annie
[1]Description: Annie May
http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus...
Senior
Advisor (Communications)
Ph: 027 291 7573
[2]www.justice.govt.nz
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From: I Brown
Dear Annie,
Thank you for your question. Yes, there are some words missing, I see. The whole question should read:
Any PDS rules, guidelines, policies, or any other information for staff members relating to unsupervised appearances by PAL 1 PDS providers in a court for a case where they do not have the PAL approval relevant to the case they are appearing on.
In other words, where a PDS lawyer with only a PAL 1 approval is appearing on a PAL 2, 3, or 4 matter unsupervised.
Yours sincerely,
I Brown
From: May, Annie
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora ano
Thank you so much for this.
It'll be very helpful in progressing your query. 😊
Ngā mihi
Annie
[1]Description: Annie May
http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus...
Senior
Advisor (Communications)
Ph: 027 291 7573
[2]www.justice.govt.nz
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From: May, Annie
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora
Please find attached an extension letter for your OIA regarding Legal Aid
assignments through PDS.
Ngā mihi
Annie
[1]Description: Annie May
http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus...
Senior
Advisor (Communications)
Ph: 027 291 7573
[2]www.justice.govt.nz
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From: Easton, Paul
Ministry of Justice
Hi
Please find a letter regarding your OIA attached.
Ngā mihi,
Paul Easton
Principal Media Advisor | Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
027 276 9810
[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz
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From: I Brown
Dear Mr Easton,
I would be grateful if the ministry could provide the information sought as a matter of urgency. I made the request over three months ago. The request for clarification was made three months ago. The deadline is now well past.
While I appreciate that my request may have required some extra work, even the extended time allowed under law is well gone.
Yours sincerely,
I Brown
From: May, Annie
Ministry of Justice
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Kia ora l Brown
Please find attached a repsonse to your OIA request for Public Defence
Service data.
Also attached is an extract from the Justice baseline review final report.
Ngā mihi
Annie
[1]Description: Annie May
http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus...
Senior
Advisor (Communications)
Ph: 027 291 7573
[2]www.justice.govt.nz
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