Copies of communications sent to agencies prior to pay freeze annoucement
Kieran McLean made this Official Information request to Public Service Commission
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      From: Kieran McLean
      
    
    Kia ora PSC,
I would like to request copies of any correspondence sent to public sector agencies regarding the public sector pay freeze announcement of 5 May 2021. I am solely requesting any information sent prior to the announcement.
If you require further clarification or refinement, please get in touch.
Ngā mihi,
KM
        From: Enquiries
        Public Service Commission
      
    
    Dear Kieran
 
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your OIA request below.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
 any event no later than are 20 working days after the day your request was
 received.  If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
 notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
 
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
 request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
 into account.
 
Our letter notifying you of our decision on your request will confirm if
 we intend to publish the letter (with your personal details removed) and
 any related documents on Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
 website.
 
Kind regards
 
Enquiries Team
īmēra: [1][email address]
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [4]Facebook logo[5]Twitter
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 [3]www.govt.nz
 
 
 
 
 
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        From: Enquiries
        Public Service Commission
      
    
    Dear Kieran
 
I refer to your Official Information request below.
 
The Official Information Act 1982 requires that we advise you of our
 decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day that
 we received your request.  Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet
 that time limit and we are, therefore, writing to notify you of an
 extension of the time to make our decision, to 2 July 2021.
 
We will keep you updated on the progress of our response to your request.
 
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
 decision, please feel free to contact Ministerial Services at
 [1][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
 [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
 
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
īmēra: [3][email address]
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [6]Facebook logo[7]Twitter
 logo[8]LinkedIn logo[9]Rainbow
 [4]www.publicservice.govt.nz | Tick certified logo
 [5]www.govt.nz
 
 
 
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        From: Enquiries
        Public Service Commission
      
    
    Dear Kieran
 
Further to our below email, apologies for not including the reason for
 extension.
 
This extension is necessary because consultations needed to make a
 decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
 be made within the original time limit. 
 
Kind regards
 
Enquiries Team
īmēra: [1][email address]
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [4]Facebook logo[5]Twitter
 logo[6]LinkedIn logo[7]Rainbow
 [2]www.publicservice.govt.nz | Tick certified logo
 [3]www.govt.nz
 
 
 
From: Enquiries
 Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2021 8:27 AM
 To: Kieran McLean <[FOI #15368 email]>
 Cc: Enquiries <[email address]>
 Subject: RE: Official Information request - Copies of communications sent
 to agencies prior to pay freeze annoucement
 
Dear Kieran
 
I refer to your Official Information request below.
 
The Official Information Act 1982 requires that we advise you of our
 decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day that
 we received your request.  Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet
 that time limit and we are, therefore, writing to notify you of an
 extension of the time to make our decision, to 2 July 2021.
 
We will keep you updated on the progress of our response to your request.
 
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
 decision, please feel free to contact Ministerial Services at
 [8][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
 [9]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
 
Kind regards
 
Enquiries Team
īmēra: [10][email address]
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [13]Facebook logo[14]Twitter
 logo[15]LinkedIn logo[16]Rainbow
 [11]www.publicservice.govt.nz | Tick certified logo
 [12]www.govt.nz
 
 
 
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        From: Enquiries
        Public Service Commission
      
    
    Dear Mr McLean
 
Please find the attached reply and enclosed documents in response to your
 below OIA request.
 
Kind regards
 
Enquiries Team
īmēra: [1][email address]
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [4]Facebook logo[5]Twitter
 logo[6]LinkedIn logo[7]Rainbow
 [2]www.publicservice.govt.nz | Tick certified logo
 [3]www.govt.nz
 
 
 
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 - Download a zip file of all correspondence (note: this contains the same information already available above).
 


T Edwards left an annotation ()
While the SSC corrected their initial mistake (didn't mention reason for extension), they have not provided you with the ground to support the extension. Section 15A of the OIA requires the SCC to 'give the reasons for the extension' and I believe they have fallen short in this regard. I would be keen to understand what consultations needed to occur (and that remain outstanding) for the need to extend for another 20 working days to make a decision (this could be a separate OIA that you could submit). I would also encourage you to file a complaint with the Ombudsman, as they can make enquiries about whether the extension was necessary in the circumstances.
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