Auditor-General's report published, Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: Fourth monitoring report
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The Auditor-General’s report, Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: Fourth monitoring report, was presented to the House of Representatives today. The report can be viewed on our website: www.oag.govt.nz/2015/police-conduct

The report follows up on the Police’s response to the five recommendations we made in our third monitoring report in October 2012. Overall, the Police have made good progress in addressing those recommendations. We have also taken the opportunity to look at changes in the Police’s workplace culture.

We found that:

• The Police have given more priority to investigating adult sexual assaults, including monitoring and reviewing investigations better, and using a case management approach. However, there is still room for improvement, particularly in how they communicate with victims and how they collate and use feedback from victims.

• The Police have made good progress with how they encourage high standards of behaviour and respond to inappropriate behaviour by Police staff. While most staff now felt more able to “call” or report inappropriate behaviour, they did not always feel assured that management acted on complaints in such a way as to change the behaviour.

• The Police are paying more attention to their workplace culture. Although there is clear improvement, the Police know that they need to be vigilant about maintaining their focus on improving their workplace culture, actively manage risks to it, and show that they have changed by measuring improvements.

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