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Tēnā koe,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice.

We acknowledge receipt of your request regarding criminal legal aid grants.

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

You can expect a response by 27/10/2022.

Ngā mihi,
Ellen

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

-----Original Message-----
From: I Brown <[FOI #20690 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 10:41 pm
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Criminal Legal Aid assignment numbers

Dear Ministry of Justice,

Please provide the following information:

1. The overall number of grants of criminal legal aid for each of the years 2015-2022 (using 1 July to 30 June as a year); and
2. Of those grants:
a. What percentage of grants were at PAL 1 for each of those years; and
b. What percentage of grants were at PAL 2 for each of those years; and
c. What percentage of grants were at PAL 3 for each of those years; and
d. What percentage of grants were at PAL 4 for each of those years; and

Where a case started as a PAL 1 case but became a PAL 2 case at some point, please include that in the PAL 2 statistics.

The above is intended to refer to individual grants made, not numbers of charges subject to a grant or numbers of persons in receipt of a grant.

Yours faithfully,

I Brown

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Kia ora

 

I am writing to you regarding your  OIA relating to Legal Aid grants. 

 

The OIA team has sought some clarification please.

 

In your request you say:

 

“The above is intended to refer to individual grants made, not numbers of
charges subject to a grant or numbers of persons in receipt of a grant.”

 

Can you please clarify that you only want the amount of assessed grants?
Also, would you like this figure to include interim grants?

 

Thanks for your help with this.

 

Ngâ 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

 

 

 

 

From: Griffith, Brittany <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 3 October 2022 3:13 pm
To: [email address]
Subject: OIA - 99664 - Brown - due 27/10/2022

 

 

Good Afternoon Team,

 

Could we seek clarification with this requestor?

 

The requester has advised “The above is intended to refer to individual
grants made, not numbers of charges subject to a grant or numbers of
persons in receipt of a grant.”

 

It sounds like they only want the amount of assessed grants but this is
unclear.

 

Can you check if they only want the amounts of assessed grants?

 

And if this is to include interim grants?

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Brittany

 

   

Brittany Griffith (she/her)
Kaitohutohu - Advisor | Ministerial Relations and Services
Strategy, Governance and Finance

Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture
Level 6 Justice Centre | Aitken Street

DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

[3][email address] | [4]www.justice.govt.nz

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: I Brown <[5][FOI #20690 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 10:41 pm
To: [6][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Criminal Legal Aid assignment
numbers

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

Please provide the following information:

 

1.            The overall number of grants of criminal legal aid for each
of the years 2015-2022 (using 1 July to 30 June as a year); and

2.            Of those grants:

a.            What percentage of grants were at PAL 1 for each of those
years; and

b.            What percentage of grants were at PAL 2 for each of those
years; and

c.             What percentage of grants were at PAL 3 for each of those
years; and

d.            What percentage of grants were at PAL 4 for each of those
years; and

 

Where a case started as a PAL 1 case but became a PAL 2 case at some
point, please include that in the PAL 2 statistics.

 

The above is intended to refer to individual grants made, not numbers of
charges subject to a grant or numbers of persons in receipt of a grant.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

I Brown

 

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Kia ora

 

Please find attached a response to your query relating to grants of
criminal legal aid.

 

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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