10 August 2020
C124283
Moka Harris via Caleb Lane
[FYI request #13297 email]
Dear Mr Harris
I refer to your email of 13 July 2020, requesting information about counselling in
prison. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act
1982 (OIA).
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by
20 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations
necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to
the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. Therefore,
you can expect to receive a response to your request by 7 September 2020. If
you no longer require this information, please let us know as soon as possible.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this extension
you have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend
the timeframe. Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152,
Wellington 6143.
Yours sincerely
Robert Jones
Manager Ministerial Services
Corporate Services