9 April 2020
C120708
Bella Munro
[FYI request #12573 email]
Dear Ms Munro
Thank you for your email of 4 April 2020, regarding asylum seekers in prison.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA).
You requested:
I wish to know the number of asylum seekers detained in Mt Eden
Prison on the 15th of March 2020.
I wish to know the number of asylum seekers detained in Mt Eden
Prison on the 26th of March 2020.
Corrections considers your request to be more closely connected to the
functions of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
Consequently, your request is being transferred to MBIE for their consideration
and direct response in accordance with section 14 of the OIA.
You can expect to receive a response to your request from MBIE in due course.
Yours sincerely
Cameron Oldfield
Principal Adviser Ministerial Services
Corporate Services