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-----Original Message-----
From: Yasir Shaikh <[FOI #30684 email]>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2025 10:15 AM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Official Information Request –
Family Violence Prosecution Outcomes

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request the
following information:

 

For the past 5 calendar years (or the most recent 5 years for which data
is available), please provide the number of family violence (FV) cases
that were:

 

1. Prosecuted by the New Zealand Police and forwarded to the courts, where
the defendant was a male.

 

2. Of these cases, how many resulted in a court decision that the
defendant was found not guilty or the charges were dismissed, meaning the
court did not find sufficient grounds for conviction?

 

3. Over the same period, please provide the number of family violence
cases where diversion was granted by Police, and if available, a breakdown
by gender of the individuals who received diversion.

 

4. In addition to the above national-level data, I would also like a
separate breakdown for cases originating from the North Shore Police area:

 

4a. The number of family violence cases forwarded by North Shore Police
for prosecution.

4b. Of those, how many resulted in court findings of innocence or
dismissal of charges.

4c. The number of diversion decisions granted by North Shore Police in
family violence cases, with gender breakdown if available.

 

If any part of this request is likely to require substantial collation or
research, I would be happy to refine or clarify the scope in order to make
it more manageable. I would appreciate the data in a machine-readable
format such as CSV or Excel, if possible.

 

Thank you for your time and assistance.

 

Kind regards,

Muhammad Yasir Shaikh

 

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