17 February 2025 
IR-01-25-1474 
James 
[FYI request #29745 email] 
Dear James 
Request for information   
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 14 January 2025.  Your requests and 
Police’s response to each request are set out below. 
1.
The exact date Jevon McSkimming commenced his role in 2023.
2 
The date of Deputy Commissioner McSkimming's final interview for the role of
Commissioner of Police.
As previously advised, these parts of your request have been transferred to the Public Service 
Commission (PSC). 
3.
The dates of any leave the Deputy Commissioner took between September 1st and
December 30th 2024.
On 14 November 2024 the Deputy Commissioner commenced a period of special leave. 
4.
The date the Deputy Commissioner was officially suspended.
The Deputy Commissioner was suspended on 23 December 2024. 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this response to your 
request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 
freephone 0800 802 602. 
Yours faithfully 
Bill Peoples 
Director, Police Legal Services 

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