Structure of the diplomatic protection service
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From: Francis Cole
Dear New Zealand Police,
I would like to make the following freedom of information request
1. the organisational structure of the dignitary protection service and the teams within it. please note I am not requesting operational information such as names of officers, numbers of staff, division of staff numbers etc
Yours faithfully,
Francis Cole
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Francis
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 31 October 2024.
Your reference number is IR-01-24-38300.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 28 November 2024 unless an extension is needed.
Ngā mihi
McCoy
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Francis
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 31/10/2024.
Kind regards,
Siena
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: Francis Cole
Dear Ministerial Services,
With due respect this did not answer my information request. This information is not pubslished on your website which is why I i requested it. Please can you provide the response to my question 1.the organisational structure of the dignitary protection service and the teams within it. and if you cannot answer this your refusal reason so we can go to the next stage thankyou
Yours sincerely,
Francis Cole
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora Francis
I have forwarded your OIA response query email to the workgroup that prepared the response and asked that they contact you directly regarding this matter.
Kind regards,
Michelle
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: Francis Cole
Dear Ministerial Services,
How long should I expect to wait for a reply that was 2 weeks ago ?
Yours sincerely,
Francis Cole
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora Francis
My apologies for the delay. In response to your request for further information I can advise the following:
Dignitary Protection Services (DPS) provide the Governor-General and Prime Minister continual protection. The teams also provide services for domestic and overseas VIP operations, as well as providing support towards the security needs of foreign diplomatic missions in New Zealand, in accordance with international convention. Members of Parliament, the Judiciary and leaders of opposition parties are provided protection on an as-needed basis.
Dignitary Protection Services is a full-time unit, headquartered in Wellington at Police National Headquarters, with both the National team and a Wellington team based at this location. A second team is domiciled in Auckland. The full time national teams are supported by staff from across our 12 Policing Districts as required. Dignitary Protection Services employs a variety of staff including Constabulary, Authorised Officers and Non-Constabulary Employees.
Kind regards
Tobias Vandenberg
Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters
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