Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki
LB made this Official Information request to Public Service Commission
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From: LB
Dear Public Service Commission,
Could you please:
1) Outline the activities undertaken so far this year in seeking a new Chief Executive for Oranga Tamariki.
2) Provide the number of candidates considered so far, along with
a) a demographic breakdown,
b) a summary of the reasons appointments have no been made (e.g. the number who applied who did not have appropriate experience, the number who have been made an offer and turned it down), and
c) the phase of the recruitment process that candidates reached (e.g. number shortlisted, number interviewed).
3) If any candidates did reach either negotiation or offer, either (appropriately anonymised) please provide documents outlining why an appointment was not made, or provide a summary of the recollection of the people involved of why the appointment was not made (if no written record has been made to date or if the written record does not capture the full explanation).
4) All documents which support an understanding of the process undertaken to date. Including, for examples, briefs provided to executive search firms, descriptions of the role and key criteria provided to candidates.
Yours faithfully,
LB
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Public Service Commission
Dear LB
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 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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Enquiries Team
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Dear LB
Please find attached our response to your OIA below.
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From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
Can I please clarify two things
1) I am not entirely sure from your response. Are you saying that the only activities undertaken this year in seeking a new Chief Executive are appointing Sir Wira Gardiner and the current advertisement. That is, nothing was done for roughly seven months.
2) From your answer it appears no candidates have been considered. Is that correct?
Yours sincerely,
LB
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Dear LB
Thank you for your follow up email seeking clarification of our response
to your earlier OIA request relating to the Chief Executive of Oranga
Tamariki role.
In January 2021, the Public Service Commissioner announced that he had
appointed Sir Wira Gardiner as the Acting Secretary for Children and Chief
Executive of Oranga Tamariki from 1 March 2021.
Recruitment for the substantive position of Secretary for Children and
Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki is currently underway. Advertising
commenced on 27 August 2021 and applications close on 19 September 2021,
after which time applications for the role will be considered.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
I am sorry but I feel like we might be talking past each other.
Are you saying that other than the two activities in your original response and your follow up yesterday - the appointment of Wira Gardiner and the advertising commenced in August - no other activities have occurred this year?
Yours sincerely,
LB
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Good morning LB
For all Chief Executive role recruitments a number of actions are
completed before roles are advertised. For example, reviewing/updating
the position description for the role, preparing information for
advertising the role, engagement of a recruitment and/or assessment
agency, engagement with responsible Ministers, identifying interview panel
members, and planning timeframes for the appointment to progress through
appropriate Cabinet committees.
Is this the level of detailed information you are seeking??
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Enquiries Team
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From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
Yes, that is what I am seeking.
Perhaps you could start with provide a month by month breakdown of activities this year at that kind of level.
Yours sincerely,
LB
From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
When will the request be answered? It is very overdue.
Yours sincerely,
LB
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Dear LB,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your OIA request of 21 September
below.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event
no later than 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
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From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
This is not a new enquiry, it was due on 24 September.
On 29 August I made a simple request which included an outline of all activities undertaken this year to find a new Chief Executive for OT, information about candidates and documents related to this process. You never provided the outline of activities, you may not have provided the documents or information about the candidates.
Please confirm that you will respond completely to this by this Friday, 15 October 2021. At that point you will have taken 35 working days to respond, an unacceptable delay of 15 days.
Yours sincerely,
LB
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Dear LB
Thank you for your email.
On 29 August 2021 we received your first OIA request, which we responded
to on 15 September 2021.
You then asked for further information for a month by month breakdown on
21 September 2021 which has been treated as a new OIA request, in which we
will provide you with a response no later than 19 October 2021 (20 working
days after receipt of your request).
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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Dear LB
Please find attached our response to your OIA dated 21 September 2021.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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From: Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 8:57 AM
To: LB <[FYI request #16555 email]>
Cc: Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Chief Executive of Oranga
Tamariki
Dear LB
Thank you for your email.
On 29 August 2021 we received your first OIA request, which we responded
to on 15 September 2021.
You then asked for further information for a month by month breakdown on
21 September 2021 which has been treated as a new OIA request, in which we
will provide you with a response no later than 19 October 2021 (20 working
days after receipt of your request).
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
īmēra: [8][email address]
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [11]Facebook logo[12]Twitter
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From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
Thank you for your response. For certainty, can you please confirm one thing.
Is it correct that no activities were undertaken in seeking a new Chief Executive for Oranga Tamariki in February to June this year?
This is not a new request, I just want to confirm that you have completely and accurately responded to my request of 29 August. I ask because the statement by the Public Services Commission on 22 January 2021 said "A recruitment process will begin shortly to appoint a permanent Chief Executive." So it is surprising that you have provided no activities occurring in the following five months,
Yours sincerely,
LB
From: LB
Dear Enquiries,
It is now over 20 working days since I asked you to confirm the accuracy of your response.
Can you please either respond today or tell me today when you will respond.
Yours sincerely,
LB
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Dear LB
Thank you for your email. Apologies for delay in our response.
As part of our standard succession planning, the Commission is regularly
undertaking activities to identify possible successors to chief executive
roles, including Oranga Tamariki. This is separate from active chief
executive recruitment processes.
As we identified in our earlier letter to you, as an acting chief
executive had been appointed to Oranga Tamariki, no specific activities
relating to a recruitment process were underway in the period you have
identified. All activities undertaken for this recruitment are outlined
in our earlier response to you.
Kind regards
Enquiries Team
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Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission [4]Facebook logo[5]Twitter
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