06 April 2022
C147349
Cherie Kara
fyi‐request‐18420‐[email address]
Tēnā koe Cherie
Thank you for your email of
3 February 2022 to the Ministry of Justice, which was then
transferred on the same day to the Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa,
requesting information about Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs). Your request has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Corrections delivers an essential public service in prisons and communities, and we are
committed to continuing our work to keep New Zealanders safe.
An ESO is used to both monitor and manage the long‐term risk posed by a high‐risk sex
offender or a very high‐risk violent offender in the community for up to ten years at a time.
At any one time there are more than 200 offenders nationally being managed in the
community on an ESO.
ESOs were introduced in 2004 to monitor people convicted of child sex offences. Originally,
the Courts could impose an ESO for a period of up to 10 years. Changes to the legislation
regarding ESOs came into effect through the Parole (Extended Supervision Orders)
Amendment Bill 2014, enabling ESOs to be renewed for as long as they are needed, with
regular mandatory review by the Courts. The 2014 amendment also expanded ESOs to
include the management of high‐risk sex offenders against adults and very high risk violent
offenders.
ESOs are granted by the Court on application from the Chief Executive of the Department of
Corrections. When subject to an ESO, individuals are required to comply with extensive
conditions, including 13 standard conditions. These standard conditions are set out in
section 107JA of the Parole Act 2002. Once the Court has imposed an ESO, Corrections
applies to the New Zealand Parole Board for special conditions to be imposed, in addition to
standard conditions. Special conditions are tailored to the individual’s risks and
rehabilitative needs. They can include electronic monitoring, restricting an offender’s
whereabouts, curfews, treatment and counselling as directed.
Probation officers actively monitor a person’s compliance with these conditions to reduce
their likelihood of re‐offending and keep the public safe. They provide ongoing assistance
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Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
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with additional needs, including ongoing treatment, employment, and finding
accommodation. Finding stable accommodation for people subject to an ESO is one of our
biggest challenges. We acknowledge the location of these people can be a concern for
communities, particularly if they have convictions for sexual offending against children.
We work hard to balance this concern with our obligation to safely manage people who can
no longer lawfully be detained in prison. We carry out an extensive and robust process to
assess the suitability of every address proposed, and a range of factors are considered. This
includes the location of victims, proximity to places designed for children, physical factors
such as shared access, location of support services, and the ability to ensure a clear GPS
signal at all times.
We carry out community notification on the placement of people subject to an ESO on a
case‐by‐case basis depending on their specific risk. When making these decisions, victims
are a key consideration. In many cases, sexual offending has occurred in the family setting
or smaller communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Care needs to be taken that any
notification does not inadvertently lead to the identification of victims and cause further
distress. In making all notification decisions, we balance this risk with the benefit of
providing communities with information. Our Community Corrections staff who manage
notifications have strong relationships with the Ministry of Education, early learning centres,
schools, boards of trustees, mayors, local MPs, community groups, local residents, and
others.
We take all instances of non‐compliance with community‐based sentences and orders
extremely seriously. We actively manage a person’s compliance with their conditions and
hold them to account if they breach. Potential penalties can include breach action,
increased reporting to Community Corrections, or formal prosecution potentially resulting in
imprisonment.
More information about ESOs is available here:
www.corrections.govt.nz/working_with_offenders/prison_sentences/release/extended‐
supervision
For context, as Appendix One we have provided the number of people subject to an
Extended Supervision Order as at 30 June for each financial year from 2013/14 to 2020/21,
in accordance with Corrections’ standard reporting conventions.
Please note that the lead offence in the data provided is defined as violence or sexual.
Sexual offending can be against an adult or a child.
You requested:
I would like to request some information about the use of the Parole (Extended
Supervision Orders) Amendment Act 2014 and the Management through the
Department of Corrections' Community Probation and Psychological Services, in the
eight years since it came into effect.
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Also Can I please have these numbers broken down into the various policing regions
in New Zealand.
1. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of Extended Supervision orders that
were successful for both high risk sex offenders and very high risk violent offenders.
Appendix Two provides the number of people who were subject to an Extended Supervision
Order, by district and lead offence, as at 30 June for each financial year from 2013/14 to
2020/21.
2. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of Extended Supervision orders that
were not successful for both high risk sex offenders and very high risk violent
offenders.
We are unable to provide the requested information prior to 2017. To provide this
information would require substantial collation or research, therefore this question is
partially refused in accordance with section 18(f) of the OIA.
In accordance with section 18A and 18B of the OIA we have considered whether fixing a
charge, extending the time limit or consulting you would enable us to provide a response.
Due to the wide scope involved in this request, we do not believe this would enable the
request to be granted in this instance.
As at 3 March 2022, the following applications to the New Zealand Courts for an Extended
Supervision Order were unsuccessful, from 2017/18 to 2021/22 as at 28 February 2022.
Year
Offending Type
District Court
2017/18
Sexual
Wellington
2017/18
Sexual
Rotorua
2017/18
Sexual
Dunedin
2018/19
Sexual
Christchurch
2018/19
Sexual
Wellington
2018/19
Sexual
Christchurch
2019/20
Sexual
Auckland
2019/20
Sexual
Auckland
2019/20
Sexual
Christchurch
2020/21
Sexual
Christchurch
2020/21
Sexual
Wellington
2020/21
Sexual
North Shore
2020/21
Sexual
Whangarei
2020/21
Sexual
Christchurch
2020/21
Sexual
Christchurch
2021/22
Sexual
Hamilton
2021/22
Sexual
Hamilton
2021/22
Sexual
Manukau
2021/22
Violence
Wellington
2021/22
Sexual
Christchurch
Table notes:
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Lead offence is defined as violence or sexual. Sexual offending can be against an
adult or a child.
3. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of breaches made on offenders with
Extended Supervision orders for both high risk sex offenders and very high risk violent
offenders.
Appendix Three provides the number of people who were convicted of a breach while subject to an
Extended Supervision Order, by financial year, district and lead offence, from 2013/14 to 2021/22 as
at 31 December 2021. The data does not represent unique individuals. People can appear in more
than one district in a year, and in multiple years.
The increase in breaches can be attributed, in part, to the enactment of the Child Protection (Child
Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 and the Sentencing and Parole (Drug and
Alcohol Testing) Amendment Acts 2016. The introduction of the Child Sex Offender (CSO) Register
and with it, the close liaison between Probation Officers and the person’s CSO Register Case
Manager helped to identify areas of non‐compliance with conditions and non‐compliance with the
CSO Register.
The two Drug and Alcohol Testing Amendment Acts enabled Corrections to require people under our
management in the community to complete drug and alcohol testing. This resulted in an increase in
breaches for people who were subject to conditions not to possess or consume drugs and alcohol.
4. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of successful recalls made on
offenders with Extended Supervision orders for both high risk sex offenders and very
high risk violent offenders.
People who are subject to an ESO are not eligible to be recalled to prison as there is no
current prison sentence to be recalled to. Therefore, this request is refused in accordance
with section 18(e) of the OIA as this information requested does not exist.
5. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of new convictions made on
offenders with Extended Supervision orders for both high risk sex offenders and very
high risk violent offenders.
Appendix Four provides the number of people who were convicted of an offence while
subject to an ESO, by financial year, district and lead offence, from 2013/14 to 2021/22.
Please note that the new convictions provided in Appendix Four also include the breaches
represented in Appendix three as a breach is a conviction. Again, the introduction of the
CSO Register increased the number of convictions of ESOs who are convicted for offences
against the CSO Register.
6. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of offenders with Extended
Supervision orders whom passed away for both high risk sex offenders and very high
risk violent offenders.
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7. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of offenders with Extended
Supervision orders whom passed away from suicide or self harm for both high risk sex
offenders and very high risk violent offenders.
Questions six and seven are refused in accordance with section 18(f) of the OIA as it would
require substantial collation or research. This information is not held centrally and would
require each file to be reviewed.
In accordance with section 18A and 18B of the OIA we have considered whether fixing a
charge, extending the time limit or consulting you would enable us to provide a response.
Due to the wide scope involved in this request, we do not believe this would enable the
request to be granted in this instance.
8. For each of the years 2014‐2022, the number of offenders with Extended
Supervision orders whom have NOT received any further convictions or recalls for
both high risk sex offenders and very high risk violent offenders.
Appendix Five provides the number of people who have not been convicted of an offence
while subject to an ESO, by financial year, district and lead offence, from 2013/14 to
2021/22.
Please note that this response may be published on Corrections’ website. Typically,
responses are published quarterly, or as otherwise determined. Your personal information
including name and contact details will be removed for publication.
I trust the information provided is of assistance. I encourage you to raise any concerns
about this response 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 nui
Rachel Leota
National Commissioner
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Appendix One ‐ People subject to an Extended Supervision Order as at the stated date.
30/06/2014
30/06/2015
30/06/2016
30/06/2017
30/06/2018
30/06/2019
30/06/2020
30/06/2021
Sexual
216
200
212
203
213
213
206
202
Violence
7
4
8
8
6
4
5
9
Total
223
204
220
211
219
217
211
211
Table notes:
These figures present a snapshot as at the last day of each financial year from
2013/14 to 2020/21.
As with all offender populations, the number of people on an Extended Supervision
Order can fluctuate daily due to court decisions and scheduled order end dates.
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Appendix Two – Successful applications for an Extended Supervision Order, by district and
lead offence, from 2013/14 to 2020/21.
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22*
Northern Region
Auckland
Sexual
2
2
5
10
8
1
‐
1
‐
Manukau
Sexual
‐
3
1
1
3
‐
2
‐
‐
Violence
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Tai Tokerau
Sexual
‐
1
1
2
‐
3
2
‐
‐
Waitemata
Sexual
‐
1
3
1
‐
2
1
‐
1
Violence
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Central Region
Bay of Plenty
Sexual
‐
1
‐
1
‐
1
2
‐
‐
Taupo/Rotorua
Sexual
‐
‐
2
1
1
1
‐
3
1
Violence
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Waikato
Sexual
4
3
5
9
7
1
2
12
2
Violence
1
‐
2
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
2
Lower North Region
East Coast
Sexual
3
‐
5
2
5
3
1
1
‐
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
1
1
Wairarapa/
Manawatu
Sexual
3
1
1
‐
4
2
2
2
‐
Violence
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
Wellington
Sexual
2
2
4
4
5
5
8
3
‐
Whanganui/
Taranaki
Sexual
‐
‐
1
1
1
‐
2
2
‐
Violence
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Southern Region
Canterbury
Sexual
3
4
5
3
6
2
4
6
2
Violence
‐
‐
‐
2
‐
1
‐
‐
1
8
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22*
Nelson/West Coast
Sexual
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
Otago
Sexual
‐
‐
1
‐
2
3
2
3
‐
Southland/Central Otago
Sexual
‐
‐
‐
1
2
‐
‐
‐
‐
Not recorded
Sexual
‐
‐
1
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
Violence
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Total
19
18
39
41
46
26
30
34
10
Table notes:
2021/22 data is as at 31/12/2021.
Lead offence is defined as violence or sexual. Sexual offending can be against an
adult or a child.
Districts are Corrections’ districts, not policing districts.
The district represents the district where the person started their ESO
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Appendix Three – Convictions for a breach while subject to an Extended Supervision
Order, by financial year, district and lead offence, from 2013/14 to 2021/22.
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2*
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/2
/2
/2
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Northern Region
Auckland
Sexual
7
12
11
5
15
13
10
6
1
Manukau
Sexual
2
6
5
7
8
3
6
8
2
Violence
1
1
1
‐
1
1
‐
1
‐
Tai Tokerau
Sexual
3
‐
‐
2
6
2
3
3
1
Waitemata
Sexual
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
2
‐
Violence
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Central Region
Bay of Plenty
Sexual
‐
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Taupo/Rotorua
Sexual
5
2
1
4
4
2
3
6
6
Violence
‐
‐
‐
1
1
1
1
1
‐
Waikato
Sexual
8
10
10
14
11
23
15
13
7
Violence
‐
‐
‐
2
2
‐
‐
2
1
Lower North Region
East Coast
Sexual
6
3
6
7
11
9
8
3
3
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
3
Wairarapa/
Manawatu
Sexual
2
2
4
1
4
6
3
4
‐
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
2
1
‐
‐
Wellington
Sexual
2
5
4
3
8
7
10
11
7
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
1
1
Whanganui/
Taranaki
Sexual
3
1
1
4
3
1
3
8
3
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
1
‐
‐
Southern Region
Canterbury
Sexual
6
4
2
9
7
7
10
8
5
10
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2*
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/2
/2
/2
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Violence
‐
‐
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Nelson/West Coast
Sexual
2
3
2
4
1
‐
1
1
‐
Otago
Sexual
1
2
4
3
5
4
5
6
1
Southland/Central Otago
Sexual
1
2
1
4
4
1
‐
1
‐
Total
51
52
55
71
92
82
86
79
44
Table notes:
*2021/22 data is as at 31/12/2021.
Lead offence is defined as violence or sexual. Sexual offending can be against an
adult or a child.
Districts are Corrections’ districts, not policing districts.
The district represents the district where the person started their ESO.
The data does not represent unique individuals. People can appear in more than one
district in a year, and in multiple years.
People may have started the Extended Supervision Order at any time prior to the
breach conviction, not necessarily within the 2013/14 ‐ 2021/22 timeframe.
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Appendix Four –New convictions for offenders while they are subject to an Extended
Supervision Order, by financial year, district and lead offence, from 2013/14 to 2021/22.
/14
/15
/16
/17
/18
/19
/20
/21
/22
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Northern Region
Auckland
Sexual
14
30
15
31
73
63
27
23
2
Manukau
Sexual
1
3
2
2
4
7
7
8
‐
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
7
‐
1
‐
Tai Tokerau
Sexual
6
‐
‐
5
4
15
16
13
6
Waitemata
Sexual
2
‐
3
1
7
10
1
7
‐
Violence
‐
‐
2
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Central Region
Bay of Plenty
Sexual
9
3
3
5
3
9
1
1
‐
Taupo/Rotorua
Sexual
6
3
7
8
20
2
5
8
7
Violence
‐
‐
‐
8
5
6
6
3
‐
Waikato
Sexual
54
62
27
45
69
30
47
69
33
Violence
1
‐
‐
20
2
3
4
6
13
Lower North Region
East Coast
Sexual
12
14
27
12
33
30
30
19
9
Violence
1
8
4
1
6
‐
‐
7
5
Wairarapa/
Manawatu
Sexual
11
7
22
12
10
34
21
10
8
Violence
‐
‐
‐
2
5
7
3
‐
‐
Wellington
Sexual
12
10
21
11
32
42
21
26
27
Whanganui/
Taranaki
Sexual
11
9
4
15
7
14
6
8
4
Violence
‐
‐
‐
2
7
4
3
‐
‐
Southern Region
Canterbury
Sexual
27
27
28
48
30
22
42
22
12
Violence
‐
‐
1
‐
1
7
8
11
15
Nelson/West Coast
12
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/2
/2
/2
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Sexual
6
5
7
3
2
10
1
3
‐
Otago
Sexual
8
3
6
11
10
7
‐
5
5
Southland/Central Otago
Sexual
2
15
8
11
3
3
2
1
Not recorded
Sexual
4
‐
‐
1
4
‐
8
3
1
Violence
‐
4
1
‐
4
11
4
1
‐
Total
187
203
180
251
349
343
264
256
148
Table notes:
2021/22 data is as at 31/12/2021.
Lead offence is defined as violence or sexual. Sexual offending can be against an
adult or a child.
Districts are Corrections’ districts, not policing districts.
The district represents the district where the person started their ESO.
The data does not represent unique individuals. People can appear in more than one
district in a year, and in multiple years.
People may have started the Extended Supervision Order at any time prior to the
breach conviction, not necessarily within the 2013/14 ‐ 2021/22 timeframe.
Breaches are convictions and are included in this table.
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Appendix Five – People who have not received any further convictions or recalls while
subject to an Extended Supervision Order, by financial year, district and lead offence, from
2013/14 to 2021/22.
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/1
/2
/2
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Northern Region
Auckland
Sexual
15
11
12
13
11
8
6
3
Violence
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Manukau
Sexual
3
5
2
1
2
3
3
2
Violence
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
Tai tokerau
Sexual
‐
1
1
2
‐
‐
‐
‐
Waitemata
Sexual
3
3
5
5
3
4
4
2
Central Region
Bay of Plenty
Sexual
1
1
1
1
‐
‐
2
1
Taupo/
Rotorua
Sexual
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
Violence
‐
‐
1
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Waikato
Sexual
12
12
13
20
22
11
9
11
Violence
1
1
3
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
Lower North Region
East Coast
Sexual
8
7
8
8
4
3
3
4
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
Wairarapa/
Manawatu
Sexual
8
8
6
2
7
4
5
7
Wellington
Sexual
8
8
9
9
5
11
11
10
Violence
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
1
‐
Whanganui/
Taranaki
Sexual
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
‐
Violence
‐
‐
1
1
1
‐
‐
1
Southern Region
Canterbury
Sexual
15
14
14
17
16
13
10
12
14
/14
/15
/16
/17
/18
/19
/20
/21
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Violence
‐
‐
‐
2
1
1
‐
‐
Nelson/West Coast
Sexual
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Otago
Sexual
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
Southland/
Central Otago
Sexual
4
2
1
2
1
1
‐
‐
Total
89
83
89
93
83
70
64
62
Table notes:
2021/22 data is as at 31/12/2021.
Lead offence is defined as violence or sexual. Sexual offending can be against an
adult or a child.
Districts are Corrections’ districts, not policing districts.
The district represents the district the person is serving their ESO in.
