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-----Original Message-----
From: Neil <[FOI #10933 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 8 August 2019 9:58 PM
To: SSC Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Chief Executive diversity pledge

 

Dear State Services Commission,

 

At a conference on 2 August 2019 the Solicitor General and Chief Executive
of Crown Law advised that Chief Executives of Public Agencies had signed
an agreement in which they agreed that they would refuse to speak on
'panels' which are not regarded as diverse.

 

1.  Please provide a copy of the pledge, including which agency Chief
Executives have signed.

2.  If it is not apparent by the terms of the document please advise what
would be regarded as a diverse panel.  For example, would (or could) an
all woman panel be regarded as diverse, if not would an all woman panel
with a member of an ethnic minority be regarded as diverse?  Would an all
male panel always be regarded as not diverse? If so, would that still be
the case if a member of the panel identified as homosexual. Would a panel
comprised of white, heterosexual, male persons be regarded as diverse if
the members were of a variety of ages.  Would a white, heterosexual, male
panel of members of a similar age be regarded as diverse if some members
were originally of working class background? What about an all Maori
panel, how would that be regarded?

3.  Please provide any documentation (including email exchanges between
public servants confirming that the above issues have been considered) 4.
Please provide any correspondence to or from the relevant Minister of the
agency responsible for driving this initiative in which the Ministers
support for this pledge is confirmed.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Neil

 

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Dear Neil

 

Please find the attached document in relation to your Official Information
request.

 

Kind regards

 

SSC Enquiries 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Neil <[FOI #10933 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 8 August 2019 9:58 PM
To: SSC Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Chief Executive diversity pledge

 

Dear State Services Commission,

 

At a conference on 2 August 2019 the Solicitor General and Chief Executive
of Crown Law advised that Chief Executives of Public Agencies had signed
an agreement in which they agreed that they would refuse to speak on
'panels' which are not regarded as diverse.

 

1.  Please provide a copy of the pledge, including which agency Chief
Executives have signed.

2.  If it is not apparent by the terms of the document please advise what
would be regarded as a diverse panel.  For example, would (or could) an
all woman panel be regarded as diverse, if not would an all woman panel
with a member of an ethnic minority be regarded as diverse?  Would an all
male panel always be regarded as not diverse? If so, would that still be
the case if a member of the panel identified as homosexual. Would a panel
comprised of white, heterosexual, male persons be regarded as diverse if
the members were of a variety of ages.  Would a white, heterosexual, male
panel of members of a similar age be regarded as diverse if some members
were originally of working class background? What about an all Maori
panel, how would that be regarded?

3.  Please provide any documentation (including email exchanges between
public servants confirming that the above issues have been considered) 4.
Please provide any correspondence to or from the relevant Minister of the
agency responsible for driving this initiative in which the Ministers
support for this pledge is confirmed.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Neil

 

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Dear Neil

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request
received on 13 August 2019, and information released.

 

Kind regards

Government and Executive Services

 

 

 

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