18 August 2023
C170828
Aaron Goodwin
[FYI request #23494 email]
Tēnā koe Aaron
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 15 July 2023 to the
Ministry of Justice, requesting the following information:
Please advise how many people released on parole went on to commit homicide
within 10 years of being granted parole. Please provide these numbers from between
the year 2000 until the date this OIA request was submitted.
Could you please also include information relating to the number of prior convictions
each parolee had before going on to commit homicide while on parole?
As your request fits more in line with Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa,
line of work, your request was transferred to Corrections on 21 July 2023 under section 14
of the OIA for response.
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 15 working
days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to
your request by 8 September 2023. If you no longer require this information, please let us
know as soon as possible.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this response you have the
right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. Contact
details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Nic Barkley
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz