3 February 2020
Peter Nielson
[FYI request #11818 email]
Dear Mr Nielson
Official Information Request
Our Ref: SSCOIA 2019/0265
I refer to your Of icial Information request which was transferred to the State Services
Commission from the Ministry of Social Development on 9 December 2019 where you have
asked:
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When was the Social Wel being Board created?
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Who is a member of the Social Wellbeing Board?
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Who chairs the Social Wellbeing Board? When were they appointed?
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What is the purpose of the Social Wellbeing Board?
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A copy of the agenda and papers for the most recent three meetings of the Social
Wellbeing Board.”
Establishment of the Board
The Social Wellbeing Board (formerly the Social Investment Board) was initially established by
Cabinet on 10 April 2017.
Members of the Social Wellbeing Board
Current membership of the Board includes the chief executives of the Ministries of Health,
Education, Justice, Social Development, and Housing and Urban Development, the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Te Puni Kōkiri, Oranga Tamariki and New Zealand Police.
Chair of the Board
The State Services Commissioner has acted as the Chair of the Board since its establishment.
Purpose of the Social Wellbeing Board
The purpose of the Social Wellbeing Board is to lead a collective approach across the State
sector working on cross-cutting issues to improve the social wellbeing of current and future New
Zealanders.
Information being released
We have identified the documents listed in the table below within scope of your request:
Item Document Description
Decision
1
Agenda’s and associated papers for the Social Wel being Board
meetings for September, October and November.
Released in part
We have decided to release the documents listed above, subject to information being withheld
under one or more of the following sections of the OIA, as applicable:
• section 18(d) – that the information requested is or wil soon be publicly available
• section 9(2)(f)(iv) – the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and
officials
• section 9(2)(f)(ii ) – the political neutrality of officials
• section 9(2)(f)(i) – the confidentiality of communications by or with the Sovereign or her
representative
• section 9(2)(g)(i) – the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to
Ministers of the Crown or members of an organisation or officers and employees of a
department or organisation in the course of their duty.
We are finalising the consultation required with all the relevant agencies, before these
documents can be released to you on 11 February 2020.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that we intend to publish this letter (with your personal details removed) on the
State Services Commission’s website.
Yours sincerely
Nicky Dirks
Managing Principal – Ministerial Services
State Services Commission
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