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From: Mark Hanna <[FYI request #6558 email]>
Date: 16/09/2017 10:20PM
Subject: Official Information request - Tactical Options Reporting Data
January-June 2017

Tēnā koe,
In December 2016, I was told that there had been a delay in the publishing
of annual and biannual Tactical Options Research Reports, which had not
been published since July 2015 when the report for data up to December
2014 was published. I was told this delay was due to a technical fault in
the TOR database which had since been fixed, though there were carry-on
issues that were still being resolved (ref 16/7758/1).
In March 2017, 6 months of tactical options reporting (TOR) data was
released under the Official Information Act for the 1 July - 31 December
2016 reporting period (ref 16/11336).
I would like to request some more information regarding tactical options
reporting data.
1. An estimate of when the next TOR report(s) will be published, and the
reporting periods they will cover.
1a. Copies of any current drafts of TOR report(s).
1b. If there are no current drafts of TOR report(s), or if no report is
currently being created (as was reported in the March 2017 release),
please give the reason why not.
2. TOR data for the 1 January - 30 June 2017 reporting period, in the same
format as was released for the July - December 2016 reporting period.
2a. The number, and percentage, of the total set of TOR events that have
completed the two-stage review process. For comparison, the March 2017
release said 11% of the events in that set of data had not completed this
process, whereas it also said that this was the case for 0.2% of the
events used to create the most recent biannual report.
2b. Any other relevant caveats regarding limitations of this dataset.
Please provide the TOR data in a machine-readable format such as CSV or
XSLX.
In the data released in March, the following information was withheld
entirely "as they may contain free-text (including names)":
Your [Reporter] Role
[Subject] Role
Relevant factors
Subject Weapon
Subject behaviours [for all Tactical Options]
Handcuff Types [for all uses of Handcuff/Restraints]
Technique [for all uses of Empty Hand tactics]
Reason no warning [for all uses of TASER]
Other tactic [type] [for all uses of Other tactics]
Most effective tactic
Subject resolution
Staff Injury: type
Staff Injury By Police: Actions
Staff Injury By Equipment
Staff Injury By Equipment: Failure
Staff Injury By Other
SRBA: Why Not
SRBA: Negative How
I would ask that you consider whether, as required by s9(2)(a) of the
Official Information Act, it is *necessary* to withhold all of this
information in order to protect the privacy of natural persons. I expect
this is not the case, and it would be preferable if only that information
which it is necessary to withhold for that reason should be withheld,
rather than the entire content of these columns.
I understand that this would likely require significantly more work before
the data is fit for release. I would be happy to consult with you
regarding this part of my request if necessary, to discuss potential
compromises that will allow more of the data to be released without
requiring a charge or being refused under s18(f) of the Official
Information Act.
Nāku, nā,
Mark Hanna
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I write to confirm receipt of your request, under the Official Information
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Your request is being considered in accordance with the OIA and you will
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Dear Mr Hanna,

 

I’m responding to your Official Information Act request received on 16^th
September 2017 and given the reference number 16/7758/11 where you asked
for more information regarding tactical options reporting data.

 

As stated in the previous OIA (Ref 16/11336) the variables we have
previously redacted may contain free-text ( including names) and as such
were redacted under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. To be able to provide this
information while still protecting individuals’ privacy would require,
either:

 

a)      Police manually examine approximately 127,500 cells (51 columns x
2,500 rows (for 6 months data)) and remove if necessary. Assuming 5
seconds per cell this would require 177 hours. As such, in accordance with
the Ministry of Justice guidelines, Police would charge for 176 hours (the
first hour would be free of charge) for a total cost of $13,376 (at a rate
of $76 per hour) or this would be refused under section 18(f) (substantial
collation)

b)      Alternatively, Police could recode these variables, which would
require Police creating new data in order to facilitate your request and
would therefore be refused under s18(e) (is not held). Furthermore, as
only two people in Police have sufficient understanding of the TOR data 
to do this reliably, and whose diversion from core business would have a
substantial and unreasonable impact on the agency’s other operations –
Police would not be able to offer a charge to cover the additional time.

However, in order to facilitate your request, Police are willing to recode
some of these variables, so long as the total time required to prepare the
dataset remains under one hour (in line with Ministry of Justice
guidelines). As such, we would recode variables for which we already have
a robust recoding technique established (but which has not yet been
applied to this current dataset). This would likely include Subject
relevant factors and subject weapon types.

 

If you have any specific variables you require, then we could look at
providing a recoded variable (so long as the total time to produce the
dataset remains under one hour).

 

Until I know if you require any specific variables recoded I am unable to
continue with the processing of your request. I look forward to your
reply.

 

Kind regards

 

Mary

MDBK98

 

 

 

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Hi Mark,

Thanks for your reply.

Based on your response Police are willing to recode the "Subject Weapon" and, if time permits, the "subject relevant factors" fields.

For the "Other tactic" and "Reason no warning" fields, these are solely free-text fields which we do not currently have a recording process for. However due to the relatively low number of cases for each field we believe that we can redact any personal information that may exist in these cells, within the one-hour timeframe .

During this process, it may be necessary to redact additional content in the free-text fields for reasons other than privacy (for example, under sections 6(c) or 9(2)(g)(i)). The reasons for any redaction will be noted in the cells.

Also, please be aware that the content in the "Other tactic" fields are particularly prone to data entry errors. Police will not be investigating nor correcting or recoding any data errors.

If this is acceptable to you, please let me know and we will progress your request.

Kind regards

Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Hanna [mailto:[FOI #6558 email]]
Sent: Monday, 25 September 2017 4:16 p.m.
To: DONOHUE, Mary <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Hanna OIA - 16-7758-11 - TOR information

Kia ora Mary,

Thanks so much for explaining that all to me. I expected something like this would likely be the case, and I appreciate the willingness to recode some of these variables to facilitate my request.

The columns that I am most interested in having added to the data set are "Subject Weapon", "Reason no warning [for all uses of TASER]", and "Other tactic [type] [for all uses of Other tactics]".

I'm glad that subject weapon is one of the examples you gave of a column that might be more easily recoded, so I hope this would be straightforward for Police to recode in a way that would allow it to be released.

Regarding the other two columns, I expect they will be blank for the vast majority of entries. In the previously released set of data, 97 incidents involving a TASER discharge were recorded, and I expect few of these would require the "Reason no warning" field to be filled out.

Likewise, in the previous dataset there were 123 reported uses of "Other" tactics, so I would hope if this couldn't be recoded it would at least not take much time to check it manually.

If, alongside these columns, there would also be time to include the "Relevant factors" column without incurring a charge, I would appreciate it if that could also be included.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Dear Mr Hanna,

 

I’m responding to your Official Information Act request received on 16^th September 2017 and given the reference number 16/7758/11 where you asked for more information regarding tactical options reporting data.

 

As stated in the previous OIA (Ref 16/11336) the variables we have previously redacted may contain free-text ( including names) and as such were redacted under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. To be able to provide this information while still protecting individuals’ privacy would require,
either:

 

a)      Police manually examine approximately 127,500 cells (51 columns x
2,500 rows (for 6 months data)) and remove if necessary. Assuming 5 seconds per cell this would require 177 hours. As such, in accordance with the Ministry of Justice guidelines, Police would charge for 176 hours (the first hour would be free of charge) for a total cost of $13,376 (at a rate of $76 per hour) or this would be refused under section 18(f) (substantial
collation)

b)      Alternatively, Police could recode these variables, which would require Police creating new data in order to facilitate your request and would therefore be refused under s18(e) (is not held). Furthermore, as only two people in Police have sufficient understanding of the TOR data to do this reliably, and whose diversion from core business would have a substantial and unreasonable impact on the agency’s other operations – Police would not be able to offer a charge to cover the additional time.

However, in order to facilitate your request, Police are willing to recode some of these variables, so long as the total time required to prepare the dataset remains under one hour (in line with Ministry of Justice guidelines). As such, we would recode variables for which we already have a robust recoding technique established (but which has not yet been applied to this current dataset). This would likely include Subject relevant factors and subject weapon types.

 

If you have any specific variables you require, then we could look at providing a recoded variable (so long as the total time to produce the dataset remains under one hour).

 

Until I know if you require any specific variables recoded I am unable to continue with the processing of your request. I look forward to your reply.

 

Kind regards

 

Mary

MDBK98

 

 

 

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Thanks Mark.

Mary

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From: Mark Hanna [mailto:[FYI request #6558 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 26 September 2017 10:58 a.m.
To: DONOHUE, Mary <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Hanna OIA - 16-7758-11 - TOR information

Kia ora Mary,

Thank you, that approach sounds good to me. I appreciate the warning that the content of "Other tactic" fields are particularly prone to data entry errors, and will make sure I keep this in mind when viewing the data.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Hi Mark,

Thanks for your reply.

Based on your response Police are willing to recode the "Subject Weapon" and, if time permits, the "subject relevant factors" fields.

For the "Other tactic" and "Reason no warning" fields, these are solely free-text fields which we do not currently have a recording process for. However due to the relatively low number of cases for each field we believe that we can redact any personal information that may exist in these cells, within the one-hour timeframe .

During this process, it may be necessary to redact additional content in the free-text fields for reasons other than privacy (for example, under sections 6(c) or 9(2)(g)(i)). The reasons for any redaction will be noted in the cells.

Also, please be aware that the content in the "Other tactic" fields are particularly prone to data entry errors. Police will not be investigating nor correcting or recoding any data errors.

If this is acceptable to you, please let me know and we will progress your request.

Kind regards

Mary

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Dear Mr Hanna

 

I refer to your Official Information Act request of 18 October 2017,
requesting information and copies of TOR reports

 

Pursuant to section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982, I’m writing
to advise you of the requirement to extend the time limit to respond to
your request. The period of the extension is until 31 October 2017.

 

The reason for the extension is that the time required for the
consultations necessary, is such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

 

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act
1982, to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review the decision to
extend the time limit for deciding upon your request.

 

Kind regards,

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Please find attached Police’s response to your OIA.

 

Kind regards,

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Hi Mark

Apologies for that - I have attached the spreadsheet.

Thanks,
Daniel

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From: Mark Hanna [mailto:[FYI request #6558 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 25 October 2017 2:25 p.m.
To: RIORDAN-EDMONDS, Daniel <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA response

Tēnā koe,

It looks like the spreadsheet attachment was not delivered with your last email. Could you please try sending that attachment again?

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Dear Mr Hanna

 

Please find attached Police’s response to your OIA.

 

Kind regards,

[1]New Daniel Riordan-Edmonds
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Hi there

 

I no longer work for the New Zeleand Police.

 

Please contact Teresa McMahon - [email address] or Jason
Smith - [email address]

 

Kind regards,

Daniel Riordan-Edmonds

 

Dear Mr Hanna

Thank you for your email of 6 November 2017.

Your questions are being considered and you will get a further response.

 

 

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From: Mark Hanna <[3][FYI request #6558 email]>
Date: 06/11/2017 11:08AM
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Tactical Options Reporting
Data January-June 2017

Tēnā koutou,

In sending a follow-up message regarding an OIA request (ref 16/7758/11)
to Daniel Riordan-Edmonds, who had been handling my request, I have been
informed that they no longer work for New Zealand Police.

Please find below the follow-up messages I sent on 2017-10-31 and this
morning, respectively:

==========

Kia ora,

I am unclear as to why the draft reports I requested in part 1a of my
request have been withheld under s9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA. Could you please
confirm that the following questions, taken from the Ombudsman's guidance
note on this section of the OIA ( [4] 
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/syste.. .), have been considered?

(1) How would disclosure of the information at issue inhibit the free and
frank expression of opinions in future?

(2) How would the inhibition of such free and frank expression of opinions
prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs?

(3) Why is this predicted prejudice so likely to occur that it is
necessary to withhold the information in the circumstances of the
particular case?

The guidance note also says that it should be considered if there is "any
factual information which could be made available" and notes that "Often
information of a background or factual nature can be separated from that
which contains expressions of opinion".

With the information available to me, it doesn't seem justified for this
information to have been withheld in full in this manner. The content of
previous reports have been almost entirely (if not entirely) factual in
nature, and I have not been given reason to expect this will not be the
case with the current draft reports once they are published.

I ask that you reconsider the release of the requested draft reports,
otherwise I intend to take this issue to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Kia ora,

Could you please let me know if you've received my last email, regarding
the withholding of the current draft TOR reports under s9(2)(g)(i) of the
OIA, and when I should expect a response? I'd appreciate it if I could
receive this by tomorrow at the latest, to help me decide whether or not I
should pursue this issue with the Office of the Ombudsman.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Dear Mr Hanna

Just to update you, you should get a substantive response based on the
points you have raised.  I cannot put an exact date on that yet, but it
should be within the next 10 working days.

 

 

From: MCMAHON, Teresa
Sent: Tuesday, 7 November 2017 10:05 a.m.
To: '[FYI request #6558 email]'
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Subject: FW: Re: Official Information request - Tactical Options Reporting
Data January-June 2017

 

Dear Mr Hanna

Thank you for your email of 6 November 2017.

Your questions are being considered and you will get a further response.

 

 

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To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at New Zealand Police
<[2][New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Mark Hanna <[3][FYI request #6558 email]>
Date: 06/11/2017 11:08AM
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Tactical Options Reporting
Data January-June 2017

Tēnā koutou,

In sending a follow-up message regarding an OIA request (ref 16/7758/11)
to Daniel Riordan-Edmonds, who had been handling my request, I have been
informed that they no longer work for New Zealand Police.

Please find below the follow-up messages I sent on 2017-10-31 and this
morning, respectively:

==========

Kia ora,

I am unclear as to why the draft reports I requested in part 1a of my
request have been withheld under s9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA. Could you please
confirm that the following questions, taken from the Ombudsman's guidance
note on this section of the OIA ( [4] 
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/syste.. .), have been considered?

(1) How would disclosure of the information at issue inhibit the free and
frank expression of opinions in future?

(2) How would the inhibition of such free and frank expression of opinions
prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs?

(3) Why is this predicted prejudice so likely to occur that it is
necessary to withhold the information in the circumstances of the
particular case?

The guidance note also says that it should be considered if there is "any
factual information which could be made available" and notes that "Often
information of a background or factual nature can be separated from that
which contains expressions of opinion".

With the information available to me, it doesn't seem justified for this
information to have been withheld in full in this manner. The content of
previous reports have been almost entirely (if not entirely) factual in
nature, and I have not been given reason to expect this will not be the
case with the current draft reports once they are published.

I ask that you reconsider the release of the requested draft reports,
otherwise I intend to take this issue to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Kia ora,

Could you please let me know if you've received my last email, regarding
the withholding of the current draft TOR reports under s9(2)(g)(i) of the
OIA, and when I should expect a response? I'd appreciate it if I could
receive this by tomorrow at the latest, to help me decide whether or not I
should pursue this issue with the Office of the Ombudsman.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Dear Mr Hanna

I attach a further reply to one of your information requests.

 

Teresa McMahon, Ministerial Services

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From: Mark Hanna [mailto:[FOI #6558 email]]
Sent: Friday, 17 November 2017 2:53 p.m.
To: MCMAHON, Teresa <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Reply to an information request

Tēnā koe,

Thank you for your response, stating that part 1a of my request is refused under section 18(d) as the information will be made publicly available soon.

In response to a complaint I laid about a separate request in which information was withheld under section 18(d) because it would be made publicly available soon, I received the following note from the Ombudsman (Case 448574):

"I would like to suggest that in future cases where section 18(d) is being considered for refusal, the following points are taken into account:

- Releasing the information to requestors as soon as reasonably practicable particularly where no harm or prejudice has been identified in the release of the information;
- Providing requestors with a specific date (or a date by which) it is expected that the information will be released; and
- Notifying requestors and providing a link to the information when it becomes known that release of the information is imminent."

If these draft reports have now completed the internal review and consultation process, then presumably no harm or prejudice has been identified in the release of the information. Is there any particular reason why they cannot be released to me now?

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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No problem, Mark.
Thanks

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Sent: Wednesday, 22 November 2017 12:26 a.m.
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Subject: RE: Reply to an information request

Kia ora Teresa,

I'd rather continue correspondence via email, if that's all right. A significant part of the reason why I prefer making my requests via FYI is the way it keeps requests open, and keeping correspondence in writing also helps with my own records.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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Dear Mark
Further to your response of 22 November, Police has noted your comment but believes that the refusal under s18(d) was an appropriate reply as the documents in question are to be publicly released at the end of November 2017. As you know, you do have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the decision on your request.

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