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Drug & alcohol pathology/testing at Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council

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From: Lynn Worthington

Dear Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council,

Please supply the following information under the [Official Information Act (OIA) / Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA)]:
1. Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among employees or other persons)?
2. If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
a. Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of service provider(s)?
b. For each (named) service provider:
i. What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service delivered e.g., saliva, urine, breath and alcohol and synthetic cannabinoids?
ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered?
iii. Is the service provided under contract? If yes:
1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)?
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)?
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)?
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service providers)?
If you need any more information from me, please let me know as soon as possible.
I understand that a decision on a request for information under the [OIA/LGOIMA] should be made within 20 working days of receiving that request.
If you do not normally deal with official information requests, or you need advice on dealing with this request, guidance is available from the Ombudsman at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Yours faithfully,

Lynn Worthington

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Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council

Hi Lynn Worthington,
We acknowledge receipt of your official information request received 15
June 2021.  We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as
possible and in any event no later than 13 July 2021, being 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.
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Katharine Tongs
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Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council

Hi Lynn Worthington,
I refer to your official information request received 15 June 2021
regarding drug and alcohol pathology / testing at Horizons Regional
Council as below.  The answers to the information you have requested are
typed in red beside the relevant questions.
Please supply the following information under the [Official Information
Act (OIA) / Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
(LGOIMA)]:
1.    Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among
employees or other persons)?  No
2.    If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
a.    Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of service
provider(s)?
b.    For each (named) service provider:
i.    What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service delivered
e.g., saliva, urine, breath and alcohol and synthetic cannabinoids?
ii.    In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered?
iii.    Is the service provided under contract? If yes:
1.    How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
2.    What is the term of that/those contract(s)?
3.    What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)?
4.    Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)?
c.    What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and
alcohol testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous
service providers)?  There have never been organisations who have
previously provided these services.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
Colin Morris, Manager People & Capability -
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Regards
Katharine Tongs
On behalf of LGOIMA
for HRC Use: [2]Katharine Tongs 
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