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Sharing results of IPCA inquiries to overseas agencies

JennyM made this Official Information request to Independent Police Conduct Authority

Response to this request is long overdue. By law Independent Police Conduct Authority should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.

From: JennyM

Dear Independent Police Conduct Authority,

Please give me a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding and information sharing between the IPCA and New Zealand Police and Queensland Police that allows NZ Police to
share otherwise private and non-publishable material and information with another agency during employment inquiries?

Please also advise if this covers a period post employment and if
so, what is the length of that time period?

Yours faithfully,
Jenny Mondial

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From: Pieter Roozendaal
Independent Police Conduct Authority

Good afternoon.

Your request for information from the Authority is declined. The Authority is not subject to the Official Information Act.

Kind regards

Pieter Roozendaal
Manager: Complaints
Independent Police Conduct Authority, PO Box 25221, Wellington 6146, Aotearoa New Zealand

Ph:  +64 4 499 2050    Mob:  +64 27 434 1138    Fax: +64 4 499 2053
Email: [email address]

www.ipca.govt.nz

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From: JennyM

Dear Pieter Roozendaal,

With respect Mr Roozendaal, you will note I did not make the request under the OIA or Privacy Act.

Please supply a copy of the MOU - or, if the MOU is with Police please advise.

Yours sincerely,

JennyM

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Thomas Roberts left an annotation ()

In which case, they can just say yeah nah and ignore you?

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JennyM left an annotation ()

Yep pretty much. The IPCA is a law unto itself it would appear, and there seems to also be no way of making them accountable save by way of Statement of Claim in the Court system. It's interesting isn't it. INDEPENDENT Police Conduct Authority uses POLICE to undertake its CIVIL investigations. They approach them like CRIMINAL investigations and the results are all up the boo-wai to say nothing of them being unable to be made accountable. Even if you do want to complain about the officers who undertook the investigation, to whom do you complain about them? Oh the IPCA ........ it's a sham really.

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From: JennyM

Dear Pieter Roozendaal,

Please supply a copy of the MOU which allows overseas enforcement agencies to access members' complaint records.

Yours sincerely,

JennyM

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From: Pieter Roozendaal
Independent Police Conduct Authority

Good afternoon

The Authority has no such MOU and cannot provide this accordingly.

Pieter Roozendaal
Manager: Complaints
Independent Police Conduct Authority, PO Box 25221, Wellington 6146, Aotearoa New Zealand

Ph:  +64 4 499 2050    Mob:  +64 27 434 1138    Fax: +64 4 499 2053
Email: [email address]

www.ipca.govt.nz

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From: JennyM

Dear Pieter Roozendaal,

Please provide a copy of the MOU which gives implied consent between NZ Police and other international Police forces, allowing an overseas enforcement agency to request or know about members' complaint records as part of pre-employment checks with that other agency.

Yours sincerely,

JennyM

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From: Pieter Roozendaal
Independent Police Conduct Authority

Good afternoon

You appear not to understand that Police and IPCA are two separate, independent organisations. I have no right to provide you with anything that is owned by Police and nothing to do with IPCA.

Pieter Roozendaal
Manager: Complaints
Independent Police Conduct Authority, PO Box 25221, Wellington 6146, Aotearoa New Zealand

Ph:  +64 4 499 2050    Mob:  +64 27 434 1138    Fax: +64 4 499 2053
Email: [email address]

www.ipca.govt.nz

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