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31 August 2021
Michael Simpson
[FYI request #16277 email]
Dear Michael
Thank you for your email of 3 August 2021 to the Ministry of Justice requesting information
regarding Criminal Conviction History checks. Specifically, you have asked
“How many times
since January 2016 has the Ministry of Justice sent a criminal conviction history to the wrong
email address?”
Your request has been referred to me for a response, as it falls within my responsibilities as
Manager, Centralised Services and is being managed under the provisions of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Please find the requested data in the attached appendix. Please note a recorded privacy
breach can be as a result of a Ministry error or from the information provided to us by a third
party.
Our Criminal Records team receives approximately 516,000 requests for a criminal record
check annually. In May this year we launched a new online service for criminal record checks
which has meant the email address for the check result to be sent to is now entered by the
person making the request. You can find more information about the new online service on
the Ministry website at: justice.govt.nz/criminal-records/
If you require any clarification of the information contained in this response please contact
the Media and External Relations team emailing [email address]
If you are not satisfied with the provided response, you have the right to complain to the
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Of icial Information Act. You can contact the Of ice of
the Ombudsman by writing to PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143; calling 0800 802 602; or
emailing [email address]
Thank you for taking the time to write to me, I trust this information is of assistance.
Yours sincerely
Reuben Lewthwaite
Manager, Centralised Services
Table 1: Privacy breach recorded via email
Year
Total
2016
6
2017
9
2018
15
2019
25
2020
17
2021
22
1982
ACT
INFORMATION
OFFICIAL
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RELEASED