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Police Minister Judith Collins today welcomed 53 new Police Officers in the Dr Helen Anderson QSO recruit Wing 297.

Ms Collins congratulated the Constables and wished them the best while they celebrate with family and friends today at the attestation parade of Wing 297 at the Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua.

“The passing out or ‘attestation’ marks the beginning of a challenging and rewarding career for the new officers. 

Police Minister Judith Collins and Customs Minister Nicky Wagner today congratulated the local community, Northland Police and Customs for the record-breaking methamphetamine seizure in Kaitaia yesterday.

“The seizure of 448 kilos of methamphetamine yesterday was the result of locals witnessing suspicious behaviour, reporting it to Police and Police acting on it.

Corrections will receive close to $14 million from the Justice Sector Fund to enable it to purchase mental health services for offenders in prison and in the community over the next two years.

Police has also received funding to enhance information sharing on mental health, says Corrections and Police Minister Judith Collins.

Preventing and investigating burglaries is a key priority for Police says Police Minister, Judith Collins.

Ms Collins was commenting on the latest monthly crime data released by Statistics New Zealand today which show burglary offences across the country was the major contributing factor to an increase in victimisations accounting for nearly two thirds of the increase.

In the first ten months of this fiscal year (July 2015 to April 2016) Police recorded 10,301 more victimisations than the same period last year, this equates to a 3.2 per cent increase.

Budget 2016 demonstrates the Government’s continued commitment to preventing and reducing crime, with Police receiving an extra $299.2 million primarily for pay increases, Police Minister Judith Collins says.

“Since June 2011 the crime rate has fallen by 16 per cent, resulting in over 53,000 fewer crimes. Police are continuing to deliver good outcomes for New Zealanders,” Ms Collins says.

Organised crime has been hit hard by the forfeiture and restraint of the proceeds of crime, with new figures putting the preventative and disruptive impact on illegal operations at more than $1 billion.

“Since 2009 police have had the power to seize the proceeds of crime to reinforce the message that crime doesn’t pay and to boost the ability of our law enforcement authorities to combat it,” Police Minister Judith Collins says

Minister of Police Judith Collins today congratulated Police for the success of the 2015/16 National Cannabis and Crime Operation.

The six month long Police Operation, code-named “Operation Dee” resulted in the seizure and destruction of more than 130,000 cannabis plants and almost 80 kilograms of dried cannabis, totalling the second highest recovery rate of cannabis by Police in the last nine years.

173 firearms were also seized as a result of the operation, the largest number seized since the 2011/2012 operation.

New Zealand has affirmed its commitment to combat bribery following the conclusion of the London Anti-Corruption Summit today. 

“We have made a number of commitments which build on the work New Zealand has done in recent years and will help to maintain our reputation as one of the least corrupt countries in the world,” says Police Minister Judith Collins, representing Prime Minister John Key at the Summit hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron on 12 May 2016.

Police Minister, Judith Collins will represent the Prime Minister at the London Anti-Corruption Summit being hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron on 12 May 2016.

The Summit will promote the importance of exposing corruption, punishing those responsible and supporting those who have suffered, and driving out the culture of corruption, where it exists.

A pilot to support judges to make better informed family violence bail decisions expands to Wellington, Wairarapa and Northland, Justice Minister Amy Adams and Police Minister Judith Collins have announced today.

The pilot programme gives judges making bail decisions in family violence cases more information about the risks defendants pose.

As part of the Government’s commitment to a more integrated, more effective response to family violence, an innovative new approach is to be piloted in Christchurch from 1 July, Ministers have announced.

The Integrated Safety Response pilot will bring together a team of Police, CYF, Corrections, Health, specialist family violence NGOs and Māori service providers to support victims and their families.

The pilot is part of the comprehensive cross-agency work programme overseen by the Ministerial Group on Family Violence and Sexual Violence.

Cash and assets worth around $382 million have been seized under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act which enables Police to confiscate the proceeds of crime, Police Minister Judith Collins says.

The Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act allows Police to seize assets believed to be the proceeds of crime with or without a criminal conviction.

Funds recovered under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act are used to fund law enforcement initiatives.

New Zealand’s first multi-agency Gang Intelligence Centre is now operational and collecting intelligence on gang activity, says Police Minister Judith Collins.

"The Gang Intelligence Centre is one of the four initiatives in the Government’s Gang Action Plan. It provides an intelligence-led response to gangs, bringing together information held by Social Development, Customs, Corrections, Internal Affairs, Immigration and Police.

Police Minister Judith Collins today welcomed 38 new police officers in the first recruit wing of 2016 to successfully achieve constabulary status.

Ms Collins joined family and friends to celebrate the attestation parade of Wing 294 at the Royal New Zealand Police College at Porirua.

She said the parade marked the beginning of a challenging and rewarding career for the new officers.

The Sentencing Amendment (Vehicle Confiscation) Act 2009 which allows vehicles to be seized and destroyed has seen Illegal street racing crashes, injuries and deaths more than halve, says Police Minister Judith Collins.

“The table below shows the number of deaths, injuries and crashes where ‘racing’ was recorded as a factor contributing to the crash, for each year from 2001 to 2015.

Police Minister Judith Collins says the New Police Family Violence Information Disclosure Scheme (FVIDS) has been used 14 times since it was launched in December 2015.

“The Family Violence Information Disclosure Scheme allows Police to disclose a partner or potential partner’s history of violence. A request for the disclosure may be made to the Police by the partner of the potentially violent person, or a concerned third party,” says Ms Collins.

A new disclosure scheme will make it easier for Police to disclose a person’s violent criminal past to a concerned partner or friend.

Justice Minister Amy Adams and Police Minister Judith Collins welcomed the new Family Violence Information Disclosure Scheme as the latest in a series of improvements and new services available to family violence victims.

Justice Minister Amy Adams says the scheme will help reduce the incidents of family violence in the home and potentially save lives.

Agencies are taking steps to ensure an effective response to the growing problem of cybercrime with the establishment of a new interagency cybercrime plan.

“In a changing world where online security is an issue, we need to be on the front foot against cybercrime” says Justice and Communications Minister Amy Adams.

The cybercrime plan is part of the Government’s refreshed Cyber Security Strategy, launched in Auckland today by Ms Adams.

Justice Minister Amy Adams and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse welcome a pilot by frontline Police staff in Palmerston North to record victim video statements using their iPhone 6+ at the scene of certain family violence incidents.

Justice and Courts Minister Amy Adams and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse will travel to Canberra today to represent the New Zealand Government at the fourth meeting of the Law, Crime and Community Safety Council.

“With key sessions on law enforcement, law reform, and family and community safety, this is an invaluable forum for discussing current justice sector issues and sharing ideas and experiences,” Ms Adams says.

Justice Minister Amy Adams and Immigration and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse have today met with Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton in Sydney to continue discussions around the deportation of New Zealanders.

“The issue around the deportation of New Zealanders from Australia is a significant issue for us and this meeting was an opportunity to continue to work through our ongoing concerns,” Ms Adams says.

Police Minister Michael Woodhouse and Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss today announced stronger penalties for fleeing drivers and those who withhold information on fleeing drivers.

“Failure to stop when required by a police officer represents a calculated and deliberate attempt by offenders to evade punishment. They deliberately put the public at risk and too often their actions result in serious consequences,” Mr Woodhouse says.

Police Minister Michael Woodhouse acknowledges today’s progress in relation to the criminal blackmail threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080 (Operation Concord).

“Today’s arrest is a milestone in what has been a long and complex investigation over the past 11 months,” says Mr Woodhouse.

Justice Minister Amy Adams and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse today announced that an information sharing arrangement with Australia regarding trans-Tasman deportations has been signed by both countries.

The arrangement follows a commitment made in February by the New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers to progress an arrangement covering information sharing and deportations.