Cyfs & Legal costs
Leah Trass made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
The request was partially successful.
From: Leah Trass
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Under the OIA I would like to know:
How much. over the last five years. has cyfs spent on legal representation in relation to its cases?
How much. over the last five years. has cyfs paid for others legal representation?
Yours faithfully,
Leigh Bailllie
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Dear Leigh Baillie
Thank you for your email of 20 July 2013, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Dear Leigh Baillie
Thank you for your email of 20 July 2013, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Dear Ms Trass,
Please find attached a letter relating to two emails received by the
Ministry on 16 October 2013 from Leigh Baillie, former employee of PANIC,
dated 20 July 2013 requesting under the Official Information Act 1982, the
following information:
· How many settlement payments have been paid out to families due
to CYF errors outside of the normal complaints process but in court
proceedings?
· Of those, how many have had suppression orders placed on them
so that amounts cannot be disclosed?
· How much was the highest amount awarded to an individual family
in either an out of court or in court settlement?
· How much, over the last five years, has CYF spent on legal
representation in relation to its cases?
· How much, over the last five years, has CYF paid for others’
legal representation?
Legal Services and Child, Youth and Family have advised that they are
unable to provide a response to any of these questions without further
clarification from the requestor.
Please note contact details are provided in the attached letter. Given the
high number of requests that the Ministry has underway on behalf of PANIC,
I would appreciate it if you could contact me by 5pm on 15 November 2013
otherwise I will need to close these requests.
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and
Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Dear Leigh Baillie,
Please find attached the Ministry's response to your Official Information Act requests of 20 July 2013.
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Apologies, please find the response attached to this email
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake
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I would like to remind the Ministry that this request is well overdue and could they please respond promptly.
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