This submission is made in response to the Preliminary Draft Report on the Review of Police Administration and Management Structures. In formulating this response, the Commissioner has taken into account the views of staff and his overall responsibilities as Commissioner for the effective and efficient delivery of policing services and overall management of Police.
Report of Independent Reviewer. 6 August 1998
The New Zealand Police is a very significant contributor to the Government's objective of improving public safety. As such, the Government is vitally concerned that the New Zealand Police has management and administrative structures that support, rather than inhibit, the delivery of quality policing services.
This report summarises the views and ideas expressed to the Review Team in written submissions by members of, and groups within, the New Zealand Police. Despite the tight timeframe, the response rate has been impressive - in excess of 400 submissions were received. Submissions from external individuals and organisations are the subject of a separate report.
The New Zealand Police is a very significant contributor to the Government’s objective of improving public safety. As such, the Government is vitally concerned that the New Zealand Police has management and administrative structures that support, rather than inhibit, the delivery of quality policing services.
In 1996, the Minister of Police commissioned an independent review of arms control arrangements in New Zealand. The independent review was borne out of recommendations made by the Police Complaints Authority following two separate police shootings in September and November of 1995.
