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Kia ora Mark,

Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice.

We acknowledge receipt of your request regarding unpaid fines/reparations and Driver Licence Stop Orders.

This has been forwarded to the relevant business unit for consideration and response.

You can expect a response by 18 October 2022.

Ngā mihi
Meg

Ministerial Relations and Services
Strategy, Governance and Finance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
www.justice.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Williams <[FOI #20618 email]>
Sent: Monday, 19 September 2022 9:40 pm
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Driver Licence Stop Orders

Dear Ministry of Justice,

1. How many people currently have unpaid fines/reparations owing to the Courts and what is the dollar value owing for each of the last five years.

2. Could you please advise how many Driver Licence Stop Orders you have issued in each of the last five years, and how many have been lifted during this period.

3. How much have the recipients of DLSO's eventually paid, in each of the last five years?

4. What is the Ministry's evaluation of the sucess, or otherwise, of this programme. Do the fines received from DLSO's well and truely cover the Ministry's own costs in administering it (eg, staffing, salaries, IT systems, etc).

Yours faithfully,

Mark Williams

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Hi

 

Please find attached.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Paul Easton

Principal Media Advisor | Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture

027 276 9810

[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

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Tçnâ koe Mark,

 

We are still preparing the data for your OIA request but want to confirm
that our interpretation of the request is correct.

 

You asked:

 

1. How many people currently have unpaid fines/reparations owing to the
Courts and what is the dollar value owing for each of the last five years.

 

Originally, we interpreted this to mean ‘how many people currently have
unpaid fines/reparation, and the dollar value, broken down by the year
they were ordered/imposed’. i.e. XXX amount of people currently owe
fines/reparation that was ordered/imposed in 2018/2019 etc

 

However, we are wanting to confirm if what you are actually seeking is
‘how many people had unpaid fines/reparation, and the dollar values, in
each of the last five financial years’. In other words, the total amount
of people with outstanding fines/reparation, and the dollar value, as at
the end of each of the last five years.

 

Please can you confirm the correct interpretation as soon as practicable.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

Paul Easton

Principal Media Advisor | Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture

027 276 9810

[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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Thanks Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Williams <[FOI #20618 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2022 10:05 am
To: Easton, Paul <[email address]>
Subject: Re: clarification

Dear Easton, Paul,

Sorry for the delay in reply.

The crux of my question is to know the number of people in each of the last five who had unpaid fines owing and who were then issued with a driver licence stop order.

I am only interested in the total amount of unpaid fines owing in each of the last five years for those issued a drive licence stop order (and not each individual's dollar value)

The reason for the question is to determine if the Driver Licence Stop Order programme actually works. Does the Order actually lead to these people paying their outstanding fines? Or is it the programme ineffective for the costs involved in maintaining it?

Yours sincerely,

Mark Williams

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Tçnâ koe Mark,

 

We are still preparing the data for your OIA request but want to confirm that our interpretation of the request is correct.

 

You asked:

 

1. How many people currently have unpaid fines/reparations owing to the Courts and what is the dollar value owing for each of the last five years.

 

Originally, we interpreted this to mean ‘how many people currently have unpaid fines/reparation, and the dollar value, broken down by the year they were ordered/imposed’. i.e. XXX amount of people currently owe fines/reparation that was ordered/imposed in 2018/2019 etc

 

However, we are wanting to confirm if what you are actually seeking is ‘how many people had unpaid fines/reparation, and the dollar values, in each of the last five financial years’. In other words, the total amount of people with outstanding fines/reparation, and the dollar value, as at the end of each of the last five years.

 

Please can you confirm the correct interpretation as soon as practicable.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

Paul Easton

Principal Media Advisor | Communications Services Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture

027 276 9810

[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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Thanks Mark I'll pass this on to the team.
Cheers
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Williams <[FOI #20618 email]>
Sent: Friday, 6 January 2023 12:47 pm
To: Easton, Paul <[email address]>
Subject: RE: clarification

Dear Easton, Paul,

The crux of my question is to know the number of people in each of the last five who had unpaid fines owing and who were then issued with a driver licence stop order.

I am only interested in the total amount of unpaid fines owing in each of the last five years for those issued a drive licence stop order (and not each individual's dollar value)

The reason for the question is to determine if the Driver Licence Stop Order programme actually works. Does the Order actually lead to these people paying their outstanding fines? Or is it the programme ineffective for the costs involved in maintaining it?

-----Original Message-----

Thanks Mark

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Tçnâ koe Mark,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your OIA request.

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

   

Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance
Tel: +64 4 918 8800

[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

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