18 May 2023
Kieran BP
[FYI request #22187 email]
Tēnā koe Kieran,
Time Extension of your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-024356
Thank you for your request on 21 March 2023 to the Ministry of Health on the FYI website, asking for the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Contracts and emails with Valentia regarding Valentia hosting API servers for ACC
On 11 April your request was transferred to ACC. On 19 April ACC requested that you clarify the emails ACC
has exchanged with Valentia that would be relevant to you. You responded on the same day asking for
emails on the following topics:
1.
The systems that are currently managed, maintained, and/or created by Valentia
2.
Any audits that have been done related to Valentia's work for ACC
3.
Information related to security in relation to Valentia's work for ACC (with the understanding that
some information related to security may need to be redacted in order to protect sensitive
information and still fulfil this request)
4.
Funding decisions related to Valentia's work for ACC
5.
Future projects related to Valentia's work for ACC
6.
The costs associated with any of ACC's agreement with Valentia
7.
Any emails related to the introduction of Valentia and their staff to any staff at ACC, and how the
parties met
8.
Stability and general issues related to Valentia's software and services provided to ACC
ACC needs extra time
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit, and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 1 June 2023.
This extension is required because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such
that a proper response is not feasible within the original time limit.
If you have any questions
Please contact me o
n [email address] if you would like to talk about this letter. I will be
happy to answer any questions or, if you have any concerns, work with you to resolve these.
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802
602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sara Freitag
Acting Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement