New Zealand Police Statement of Intent 2003/2004
Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to section
34A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
ISSN 1176-2497
May 2003
Foreword
Making New Zealand a safer place to live is the key aim of
government and Police as described in this Statement of
Intent.
The government has made substantial improvements in the
justice sector over the past three years and is placing greater
emphasis upon community safety. Recent legislation has improved
the rights of victims and increased opportunities to be involved
in the justice system. In particular, government has supported
Police in focusing resources on reducing burglary and making the
roads safer.
Together, our future commitment is to build on the progress
already made and further improve the safety of New Zealanders by
ensuring justice sector agencies work more cohesively.
Key work includes:
- ensuring communities are adequately protected from crime
through a wholeof- government response that fits within the
framework of the Crime Reduction Strategy. This means a strong
focus on stopping increases in violence, burglary, vehicle crime
and organised crime; and
- improving the safety of New Zealanders through making the
roads safer and addressing national security concerns.
The following document outlines the medium-term outcomes
sought and the strategies put in place by the government and
Police to facilitate this. It also sets out the advice and
services the Commissioner of Police has agreed to deliver to
enable the achievement of these outcomes.
The work of Police, together with the support of government,
partner agencies, local government and the many non-government
and volunteer organisations - will achieve:
Safer Communities Together - Te Whakarurutanga
Hon George Hawkins
Minister of Police
R J Robinson
Commissioner of Police
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Overview
The Statement of Intent is divided into three parts:
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Part One covers the policing context. It describes
Government's key goals, justice sector outcomes, the Crime
Reduction Strategy, the Police Strategic Plan to 2006 and other
key strategies that influence policing services.
The most important information in Part One are the
explanations of how the various activities and services of Police
contribute to the outcomes sought by Government.
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Part Two describes the outputs that will be delivered
within the Government's financial appropriation of Vote Police.
It provides a Statement of Service Performance that meets the
requirements of the Public Finance Act 1989.
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Part Three describes the Equal Employment Opportunities
Plan for 2003/2004.
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