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27 September 2022
I Brown
[FYI request #20293 email]
Our ref: OIA 98544
Tēnā koe I
Official Information Act request: Legal aid providers
Thank you for request of 22 August 2022 requesting, under the Of icial Information Act 1982
(the Act), information relating to criminal and civil legal aid providers. Specifically, you
requested:
1. The number of providers with approval to accept only Criminal provider
approval level 1 assignments as a lead provider (not including limited approvals) for
each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
2. How many of those providers with only that approval level accepted more
than five assignments in total for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and
2021; and
3. The number of providers with approval to accept both Criminal provider
approval level 1 and 2 assignments as a lead provider (not including limited
approvals) for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
4. How many of those providers with those approval levels accepted more than
five assignments at either level in total for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,
and 2021; and
5. The number of providers with approval to accept Criminal provider approval
level 1, 2, and 3 assignments as a lead provider (not including limited approvals) for
each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
6. How many of those providers with all of those approval levels accepted
more than five assignments in total at any of those levels for each of the years 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
7. The number of providers with approval to accept Criminal provider approval
level 1, 2, 3, and 4 assignments as a lead provider (not including limited approvals)
for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
8. How many of those providers with all of those approval levels accepted
more than 5 assignments in total at any of those levels for each of the years 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
9. How many criminal legal aid providers had PDLA approval for each of the
years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
10. How many providers were on the PDLA roster for each of the years 2017, 2018,
2019, 2020, and 2021; and
11. The number of providers with approval to accept Court of Appeal and
Supreme Court assignments as a lead provider (not including limited approvals) for
each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
12. How many of those providers with that approval accepted more than 2
assignments for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
13. How many providers were approved for the PDLA scheme in each of the
years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
14. How many criminal legal aid providers were actually on the PDLA roster to
receive calls for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
15. How many Civil legal aid providers (not including employment) were there
for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
16. How many of those Civil legal aid providers received more than three
assignments in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Pursuant to section 15(1) of the Act I have made the decision to grant your request. The
information is currently being finalised and the response wil be provided to you as soon as
possible. I apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause you.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about this decision under section 28(3) of
the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Antony Paltridge
Team Leader, Ministerial Relations and Services
