Dear Ms Aschoff

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 2 May
2018 requesting information relating to deaths and respite care.  You
asked:

 

“I would like to know firstly if this information is on record, and if not
why. And if it is on record for  the numbers to please be provided.

 

A) In the past 3-8 years how many deaths, of any kind, have occurred in
Facility-based/host-family Respites in Aotearoa?

B) In the past 3-8 years how many near deaths have occurred in facility
based/home-family respites in Aotearoa?

C) In the past 3-8 years how many violent acts have occurred in facility
based/home-family respites in Aotearoa?

D) In the past 3-8 years how many suicides have occurred in facility
based/home-family respites in Aotearoa?

 

If this information is not on record I would then like to inquire why it
has not previously been deemed as relevant data for collection, as it
contributes to the safety and prevention of harm for people of New
Zealand.”

 

In response to point A of your request, Police does not hold information
beyond ‘Sudden Death’ incidents that are reported.  Regarding points B and
D of your request, this information is not held by Police.  These parts of
your request would likely be refused pursuant to s 18(g) of the Official
Information Act 1982 as the information is not held. 

 

In relation to point C of your request, please refer to the policedata.nz
webpage.  The Victimisations (police stations) report will be most
appropriate for your purposes. On the tab labelled ‘District’ select the
period of interest, and in the drop-down list labelled ‘Location Type
Description’ select the value ‘Health’. The Crime Type chart will display
the number of victimisations that occurred in health facilities for your
selected time period. Crimes against the Person include the following:
Acts Intended to Cause Injury, Sexual Assault and Related offences,
Abduction and Kidnapping, and Robbery, Extortion and Related offences. You
can expand the crime type chart for more detailed offence groups by
clicking the plus sign that appears when you over the chart.

 

Currently, it is not a requirement for Police to report on information
relating to death and respites in New Zealand.  I understand that you also
sent your request to the Ministry of Health and it is possible that they
would be able to provide more information in response to your request.

 

Could you please advise if you would still like to proceed with your
request noting that it would most likely be declined?

 

 

Kind regards

 

Salote Talagi

Ministerial Services

 

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