All advice and communications regarding cancellation of COVID-19 compassionate exemptions
Andrew Geddis made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Andrew Geddis
Dear Ministry of Health,
A press release dated 16 June 2020 stated:
"Health Minister Dr David Clark says he has required the Director General of Health to suspend compassionate exemptions from managed isolation, in order to ensure the system is working as intended."
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/comp...
I request all advice received on, and communications relating to, this decision. My request includes any advice or communications that took place following the decision (up until the date of this request).
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Geddis
Ministry of Health
Kia ora Andrew Geddis
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 21 June
2020 requesting:
"A press release dated 16 June 2020 stated:
"Health Minister Dr David Clark says he has required the Director General
of Health to suspend compassionate exemptions from managed isolation, in
order to ensure the system is working as intended."
[1]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...
I request all advice received on, and communications relating to, this
decision. My request includes any advice or communications that took place
following the decision (up until the date of this request)."
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You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 28 July 2020.
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Nga mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
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Ministry of Health
Kia ora Andrew Geddis
Please find attached the response to your request for official information
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Nga mihi,
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
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From: Andrew Geddis
Dear Ministry of Health,
I would like to confirm that this response to my request for information includes all advice given to and received by both the Minister and the Director General of Health on the decision to cancel ("suspend") COVID-19 compassionate exemptions.
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Geddis
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