Annual Report 2011

17 November 2011: During the 2010/11 year the Authority continued to work assiduously to ensure that public confidence in the performance and integrity of New Zealand Police is enhanced through robust and independent oversight.  The added value and impact of the Authority’s effective discharge of its role is reassurance for the public and the Government that New Zealand policing standards are of the highest calibre and that any issues for Police, or for members of the public in their interaction with Police, will be carefully and independently examined and constructively reported on.

The report highlights progress and achievements across a range of activities during the financial year, including:

• the measurable impacts on Police performance and integrity through the 24 recommendations made by the Authority;
• the Police decision to unreservedly accept and implement all recommendations made following the inquiry into management of child abuse investigations. The standardised management of these files has now become the ‘gold standard’ for the management of all Police investigation files; 
• the release of a record number of public reports of investigations during the full financial year; 
• the positive impact of the Authority’s work under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).

Read the Authority's Annual Report for the Year to 30 June 2011 (PDF, 1.9MB)