IR-01-24-31216
1 October 2024
Percy Doyle
[FYI request #28294 email]
Tēnā koe Percy
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 3 September 2024. You
requested:
Could you please provide a copy of any and all correspondence the Police
received from Rosemary Riddell in relation to the death of Polly Riddell and
the charges against Carl Longshaw.
The correspondence between Rosemary Riddell and Police is of a highly personal nature,
and has thus been withheld by Police in accordance with the following:
- Section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982, as the withholding of the information
is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons.
Police considers the interests requiring protection by withholding the information are not
outweighed by any public interest in release of the information.
Please note that as part of its commitment to openness and transparency, Police
proactively releases some information and documents that may be of interest to the
public. An anonymised version of this response may be publicly released on the New
Zealand Police website.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards,
EHHBU9
Senior Information Analyst
Information Requests | Service Group
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