13291 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Police

13291 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Police: What is the total amount, if any, spent by any agencies under the Minister’s responsibility on external IT consultants or contractors since 27 November 2023, broken down by agency and provider?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I refer the Member to Police’s response to the 2023/2024 Annual review questionnaire: • https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_EVI_f248bbee-25b4-4441-6505-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34835/1914a6f901bee25d8c6892e7c72e1fe53205636d (page 56-57, question 68) • https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCJUST_EVI_f248bbee-25b4-4441-6505-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34834/new-zealand-police-appendices’ (page 2-15). Note that providing information from 27 November 2023 would require substantial collation. Therefore, I refer the Member to the responses in the 2023/24 Annual Review. Information between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 will be available in the 2024/25 Annual Review. In regard to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Information about expenditure for consultants and contractors paid by the Serious Fraud Office is or will be publicly available in the Serious Fraud Office Annual Review 2022/23 and 2023/24 questionnaire, and Vote Serious Fraud Estimates questionnaire online: https://selectcommittees.parliament.nz/reports?Tab=Current&Keyword=serious%20fraud&Parliament=54&From=2023-10-14 This is also my response to Written Parliamentary Questions 13361 and 13764 (2025).