Police are set to change the way they issue formal warnings following a damning judgement from the High Court.
They've decided not to appeal a decision, finding the way warnings are currently issued has no basis in law and is a breach of the Bill of Rights.
Warnings can have a range of unforeseen circumstances, including affecting employment prospects when they come up in police checks.
Superintendent Iain Saunders, the Director of Resolution Development at New Zealand Police, told Mike Hosking Police will review their policy, to ensure people understand what it means to accept a formal warning.
“We need to make sure that we acccept and agree the facts are exchanged with them and that any warning has that informed consent to the warning process and all it’s consequence.”
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