Press Release – New Zealand Police Today, Police is launching a project to review the Formal Warning policy to ensure it remains appropriate and operational staff are consistently delivering warnings according to the policy. Formal Warnings are one of a number of the tools Police … Today, Police is launching a project to review the Formal Warning policy to ensure it remains appropriate and operational staff are consistently delivering warnings according to the policy. “Formal Warnings are one of a number of the tools Police can draw upon to resolve incidents without requiring court action. They are intended to be an effective mechanism for holding an individual to account and deterring further offending by showing them that the offence is taken seriously and recorded as part of their criminal history,” says Jevon McSkimming, Deputy Commissioner Strategy & Service.