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Ngā mihi

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From: William Rea <[FOI #9427 email]>
Date: 18/01/2019 05:01PM
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of people given
warnings for the culivation of cannabis

Dear New Zealand Police,

I would like to request the following information.

How many people have received a formal warning for the cultivation of
cannabis?

How many people have received a pre-charge warning for the cultivation of
cannabis?

How many people have received diversion for the cultivation of cannabis?
How many people have been charged for the cultivation of cannabis?
Yours faithfully,

William Rea

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Dear William

 

I have beenasked to let you know that Police requires an extension of time
in which to respond to your request for the below information. This
extension is pursuant to section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act
1982, because the request necessitates consultations such that a proper
response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time
limit.

                                                                                           

Police requireuntil 12/03/2019 to provide a substantive response to your
request. 

 

You have the right to ask the Office of theOmbudsman to review this
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Ngā mihi

 

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To: [FYI request #9427 email]
From: [email address]
Date: 22/01/2019 04:18PM
Subject: Official Correspondence from New Zealand Police

Dear  William

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982(OIA) request
for the below information.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

 

 

Ngā mihi

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To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: William Rea <[FYI request #9427 email]>
Date: 18/01/2019 05:01PM
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of people given
warnings for the culivation of cannabis

Dear New Zealand Police,

I would like to request the following information.

How many people have received a formal warning for the cultivation of
cannabis?

How many people have received a pre-charge warning for the cultivation of
cannabis?

How many people have received diversion for the cultivation of cannabis?
How many people have been charged for the cultivation of cannabis?
Yours faithfully,

William Rea

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Dear William,

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

Thanks for your official information request dated 18 January 2019 in
which you requested the following:

 

·          How many people have received formal warning for the
cultivation of cannabis?

·          How many people have received pre-charge warning for the
cultivation of cannabis?

·          How many people have received diversion for the cultivation of
cannabis?

·          How many people have been charged for the cultivation of
cannabis?

 

The table below shows the number of proceedings against offenders for the
offences of ‘Cultivate Cannabis’ and ‘Other Cultivation (Cannabis Only)’
for the years 2017 and 2018 broken down by the method by which offenders
were proceeded against.

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Method of Proceeding | 2017 | 2018 |
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Prosecution | 1071| 1032|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Formal warning | 42| 36|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Informal warning | 225| 195|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Alternative Action Plan | 8| 0|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Community Justice Panel | 0| 2|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Offender Deceased | 1| 0|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Youth Aid Section | 2| 0|
|-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------|
|Total | 1349| 1265|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Offences for cultivation of cannabis are excluded from the Police
pre-charge warning scheme, therefore, no individual is qualified for such
scheme under the said offences.

 

Police’s Adult Diversion Scheme requires an offender being charged before
a diversion scheme is offered. Police statistics do not distinguish
whether proceedings against offenders by prosecution (charged) include a
diversion scheme or not.

 

A proceeding counts each separate occasion when Police deal with an
alleged offender for one or more offences. The above table counts all
proceedings that include the offences for possession and use of cocaine
(irrespective of whether that was the most serious offence in the
proceeding). For statistical reporting purposes, proceedings are usually
classified according to the most serious offence on that occasion. This
offence might not be for possession and use of cocaine. Please note
therefore that these figures may differ to figures published elsewhere.

 

If you have any questions regarding this data, please feel free to contact
me via [1][email address] .

 

If you are not satisfied with my response to your request you have the
right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman and seek an investigation
and review of my decision.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Obert Cinco

Team Manager - Reporting

National Performance & Insights Centre

New Zealand Police

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