Bank Accounts Upon Release/ID for prisoners
Felix Lee made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
The request was partially successful.
From: Felix Lee
Dear Department of Corrections,
I would like to request details under the OIA regarding the Bank Accounts Upon Release scheme.
1. What are the types of ID provided and the total number for each ID type provided in this program?
2. How do you decide what type of ID each prisoner gets?
3. Who pays for the ID?
4. How many prisoners applied for bank accounts, how many were successfully opened, and how many were rejected?
Thank you so much for your help
Yours faithfully,
Felix Lee
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora,
Thank you for your email of 29 March 2022 requesting information relating
to Bank Accounts Upon Release/ID for prisoners.
Please be advised your request has been received and will be considered
under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on Corrections’
website.
Ngâ mihi | Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora Felix
Please see attached extension letter for your OIA request
Ngā mihi | Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Hi Felix
Following on from below, please see attached Corrections' response to your OIA request
Ngā mihi | Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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