Risk assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
Jennifer Katherine Shields made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Jennifer Katherine Shields
Tēnā koe,
On Friday, 5th April I made this formal request to the Canterbury DLO office and to Community Inclusion, but have since received a response asking to direct the request elsewhere. I'll note this practice does not comply with the Act and request that my original request date of 5th April is noted and honoured.
On 10th March, a number of known far-right actors stormed Tūranga, Ōtautahi's central library, as they protested a rainbow community event. Rainbow community organisers had coordinated with Police ahead of this event as they were well aware of the risk from these individuals who had previously made tangible threats of harm to rainbow communities. Police sent one officer to this event who then left, at which point the far-right antagonists entered the library. Two officers returned when called.
The following week, Destiny Church protested a drag storytime at the same library. Rainbow community members again coordinated with Police in the lead up, and Police sent 4 officers to support community safety at this event.
On Friday 5th April, Schools Strike for Climate led a sit-in at Christchurch City Council which was well responded by Police. By the end of the day, as Council officers closed, 18 officers were present for approximately 50 young people.
I'm writing to formally request information, in the form of documented processes, risk assessments, or communications about these events, and in particular the decision making and prioritisation that went into deciding to send one, then four officers to rainbow community events under tangible threats from far-right actors compared to sending eighteen to the climate sit-in.
Ngā mihi nui,
Jennifer Shields
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Jennifer,
Police acknowledges receipt of your request for information under the OIA, provided in your email below dated 8 April 2024.
Your reference number is IR-01-24-11738.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 7 May 2024, unless an extension is needed.
Ngā mihi,
Leo
Ministerial Services - Police National Headquarters
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Katherine Shields <[FOI #26353 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 April 2024 9:36 am
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Risk assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Tēnā koe,
On Friday, 5th April I made this formal request to the Canterbury DLO office and to Community Inclusion, but have since received a response asking to direct the request elsewhere. I'll note this practice does not comply with the Act and request that my original request date of 5th April is noted and honoured.
On 10th March, a number of known far-right actors stormed Tūranga, Ōtautahi's central library, as they protested a rainbow community event. Rainbow community organisers had coordinated with Police ahead of this event as they were well aware of the risk from these individuals who had previously made tangible threats of harm to rainbow communities. Police sent one officer to this event who then left, at which point the far-right antagonists entered the library. Two officers returned when called.
The following week, Destiny Church protested a drag storytime at the same library. Rainbow community members again coordinated with Police in the lead up, and Police sent 4 officers to support community safety at this event.
On Friday 5th April, Schools Strike for Climate led a sit-in at Christchurch City Council which was well responded by Police. By the end of the day, as Council officers closed, 18 officers were present for approximately 50 young people.
I'm writing to formally request information, in the form of documented processes, risk assessments, or communications about these events, and in particular the decision making and prioritisation that went into deciding to send one, then four officers to rainbow community events under tangible threats from far-right actors compared to sending eighteen to the climate sit-in.
Ngā mihi nui,
Jennifer Shields
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From: Information Requests
New Zealand Police
Hi Jennifer,
Unfortunately due to a systems error, we’ve had to assign a new IR reference number to your request: IR-01-24-13718.
Please disregard the IR reference number below that has been provided to you previously.
We will endeavour to provide a response to your request as soon as practicable.
Please note, Police are currently managing a large number of information requests, including urgent requests.
Thank you for your patience, Jennifer.
Kind regards,
Moyrah Ali
Information Requests Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group
P 105
E [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, 8 April 2024 2:35 pm
To: 'Jennifer Katherine Shields' <[FYI request #26353 email]>
Subject: IR-01-24-13718- Official Information request - Risk assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
Tçnâ koe Jennifer,
Police acknowledges receipt of your request for information under the OIA, provided in your email below dated 8 April 2024.
Your reference number is IR-01-24-11738.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 7 May 2024, unless an extension is needed.
Ngâ mihi,
Leo
Ministerial Services - Police National Headquarters
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Katherine Shields <[FYI request #26353 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 April 2024 9:36 am
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Risk assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Tçnâ koe,
On Friday, 5th April I made this formal request to the Canterbury DLO office and to Community Inclusion, but have since received a response asking to direct the request elsewhere. I'll note this practice does not comply with the Act and request that my original request date of 5th April is noted and honoured.
On 10th March, a number of known far-right actors stormed Tûranga, Ôtautahi's central library, as they protested a rainbow community event. Rainbow community organisers had coordinated with Police ahead of this event as they were well aware of the risk from these individuals who had previously made tangible threats of harm to rainbow communities. Police sent one officer to this event who then left, at which point the far-right antagonists entered the library. Two officers returned when called.
The following week, Destiny Church protested a drag storytime at the same library. Rainbow community members again coordinated with Police in the lead up, and Police sent 4 officers to support community safety at this event.
On Friday 5th April, Schools Strike for Climate led a sit-in at Christchurch City Council which was well responded by Police. By the end of the day, as Council officers closed, 18 officers were present for approximately 50 young people.
I'm writing to formally request information, in the form of documented processes, risk assessments, or communications about these events, and in particular the decision making and prioritisation that went into deciding to send one, then four officers to rainbow community events under tangible threats from far-right actors compared to sending eighteen to the climate sit-in.
Ngâ mihi nui,
Jennifer Shields
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From: Jennifer Katherine Shields
Tēnā koe,
I'm writing to request an update to this request, which is now legally overdue with no extension.
Ngā mihi,
Jen
From: Information Requests
New Zealand Police
Tçnâ koe Jennifer,
Police apologise for the delay in responding to your request. We will endeavour to provide a response to your request as soon as practicable.
Police are currently managing a large number of information requests, including urgent requests.
Regards,
Perry
Information Requests | Service Group
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Katherine Shields <[FOI #26353 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 May 2024 2:31 PM
To: Information Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Follow up IR-01-24-13718- Official Information request - Risk assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Tçnâ koe,
I'm writing to request an update to this request, which is now legally overdue with no extension.
Ngâ mihi,
Jen
-----Original Message-----
Hi Jennifer,
Unfortunately due to a systems error, we’ve had to assign a new IR reference number to your request: IR-01-24-13718.
Please disregard the IR reference number below that has been provided to you previously.
We will endeavour to provide a response to your request as soon as practicable.
Please note, Police are currently managing a large number of information requests, including urgent requests.
Thank you for your patience, Jennifer.
Kind regards,
Moyrah Ali
Information Requests Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group
P 105
E [email address]
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Tçnâ koe Jennifer,
A response to your Official Information request was sent to your business
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Regards,
O. Gulyaeva
Information Request Team
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-----Original Message-----
From: Information Requests
Sent: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 8:08 am
To: '[FOI #26353 email]'
<[7][FOI #26353 email]>
Subject: FW: IR-01-24-13718- Official Information request - Risk
assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
Hi Jennifer,
Unfortunately due to a systems error, we’ve had to assign a new IR
reference number to your request: IR-01-24-13718.
Please disregard the IR reference number below that has been provided to
you previously.
We will endeavour to provide a response to your request as soon as
practicable.
Please note, Police are currently managing a large number of information
requests, including urgent requests.
Thank you for your patience, Jennifer.
Kind regards,
Moyrah Ali
Information Requests Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group
P 105
E [8][email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, 8 April 2024 2:35 pm
To: 'Jennifer Katherine Shields'
<[9][FOI #26353 email]>
Subject: IR-01-24-13718- Official Information request - Risk assessment
processes in lead up to rainbow community events
Tçnâ koe Jennifer,
Police acknowledges receipt of your request for information under the OIA,
provided in your email below dated 8 April 2024.
Your reference number is IR-01-24-11738.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 7 May 2024, unless
an extension is needed.
Ngâ mihi,
Leo
Ministerial Services - Police National Headquarters
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Katherine Shields
<[10][FOI #26353 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 April 2024 9:36 am
To: Ministerial Services <[11][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Risk assessment
processes in lead up to rainbow community events
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know
the content is safe.
Tçnâ koe,
On Friday, 5th April I made this formal request to the Canterbury DLO
office and to Community Inclusion, but have since received a response
asking to direct the request elsewhere. I'll note this practice does not
comply with the Act and request that my original request date of 5th April
is noted and honoured.
On 10th March, a number of known far-right actors stormed Tûranga,
Ôtautahi's central library, as they protested a rainbow community event.
Rainbow community organisers had coordinated with Police ahead of this
event as they were well aware of the risk from these individuals who had
previously made tangible threats of harm to rainbow communities. Police
sent one officer to this event who then left, at which point the far-right
antagonists entered the library. Two officers returned when called.
The following week, Destiny Church protested a drag storytime at the same
library. Rainbow community members again coordinated with Police in the
lead up, and Police sent 4 officers to support community safety at this
event.
On Friday 5th April, Schools Strike for Climate led a sit-in at
Christchurch City Council which was well responded by Police. By the end
of the day, as Council officers closed, 18 officers were present for
approximately 50 young people.
I'm writing to formally request information, in the form of documented
processes, risk assessments, or communications about these events, and in
particular the decision making and prioritisation that went into deciding
to send one, then four officers to rainbow community events under tangible
threats from far-right actors compared to sending eighteen to the climate
sit-in.
Ngâ mihi nui,
Jennifer Shields
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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
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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()
That seems unusual. Did you have a conversation away from FYI where you and NZ Police agreed that they should communicate their response privately instead of via FYI?
Jennifer Katherine Shields left an annotation ()
Police emailed their response directly to my work address, where this request was initially made, but they responded by replying to an FYI message and forwarding it to me. Very odd. I got one email released that was not substantive, and the rest was withheld.
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Police are *always* managing a large number of information requests. They receive more requests for official information than any other agency in the country. There is no provision in the OIA that allows for deadlines to be missed because an agency has received a large number of requests, so this behaviour is unequivocally unlawful.
The fact that Police have failed so consistently to meet the OIA's timeliness requirements for many years points to Police leadership having failed (or refused) to provide sufficient internal resources to cope with this workload, despite their legal obligations.
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