26 January 2021
C129433
BAW Russell
[FYI request #14255 email] Tēnā koe Mr Russell
Thank you for your email of 7 December 2020, requesting various information
relating to the fixed fee phone pilot at Auckland Prison. Your request has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
You requested:
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Please provide me with all material relating to the pilot of lower cost phone
calls being run at Auckland Prison, including, but not limited to: high level
policy documents… assessment criteria for evaluating the pilot, progress
reports, operational guidance, other guidance to prisoners and staff.
Consultations have determined that a large number of documents fall within the
scope of your request. Estimates indicate there are hundreds of documents and to
identify and gather all information within scope would require extensive consultation
and collation between various staff across different teams at Auckland Prison and
National Office. Accordingly, your request is declined under section 18(f) of the OIA,
as the information cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research.
We have considered whether to affix a charge or extend the time limit for
responding. However, given the scale of the request we do not consider that this
would be an appropriate use of our limited publicly funded resources.
Corrections has, however, identified certain information that falls within the scope of
your request which has previously been released under the OIA. Please find this
attached.
Please note, some information is withheld in the attached documents pursuant to the
following sections of the OIA:
• Section 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons;
• Section 6(c), as the disclosure of the information would be likely to
prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention,
investigation and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial;
• Section 9(2)(i), to enable a Minister of the Crown or any department or
organisation holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or
disadvantage, commercial activities; and
• Section 9(h), to maintain legal professional privilege.
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…ministerial briefings…
Corrections was unable to locate any Ministerial Briefings within the scope of your
request. Accordingly, this part of your request is declined under section 18(e) of the
OIA, as the information requested does not exist or cannot be found.
Should you have any concerns with this response, I would encourage you to raise
them with Corrections. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to also raise any
concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the
Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Robert Jones
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability