IR-01-25-28977
20 August 2025
John Machin
[FYI request #31944 email]
Tēnā koe John
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 8 August 2025. You
requested:
The IPCA wrote to me on 29/7/2025, and advised by complaint did not meet
the threshold for a Complaint against Police (Allegation of Police Dangerous
driving as detailed by the Officer concerned)
Please supply the detailed criteria / procedure / policy / flow diagram and any
relating documentation used to establish the Threshold for investigations by
IPCA.
The IPCA advised me on 29/7/2025 that they currently receive over 5000
complaints per year and has limited resources.
How many resources does the IPCA have (FTE)?
Please supply an Organisation chart for the IPCA.
Please supply the number of complaints about NZ Police received by the
IPCA for the last 10 Cal ender years, including the first 7 months of 2025.
The information to which your request relates is not held by Police and is more closely
connected with the functions of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA).
Police therefore refuses your request pursuant to section 18(g) of the Official Information
Act 1982 as the information is not held by Police, and Police cannot transfer your request
to the IPCA because the IPCA is not subject to the Official Information Act.
However, some information about categories used by the IPCA and actions which the
IPCA can take when it receives complaints can be found in the Police policy “
Police
investigations of complaints and notifiable incidents”. This information may be of interest
to you and is publicly available on the NZ Police websit
e here.
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.
Nāku noa, nā
Detective Superintendent Kylie Schaare
Director: Integrity and Conduct
New Zealand Police
