Hello,

 

Thank you for contacting the Department of Corrections; this is an
automatic reply to confirm we have received your email – please do not
reply to this e mail.

 

At our current Alert Levels we are focused on ensuring the safety and
wellbeing of the people we are managing, our staff, and the community – as
a result, there may be a delay in responding to your email.

 

If you are requesting information we are required to comply with the
Privacy Act 2020, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Victims Rights
Act 2002.

 

Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive an official
response for up to 20 working days.

 

Be assured we will endeavour to respond to you as quickly as possible.

 

If you are a friend or family member of someone in prison, you can find
some useful information [1]here.

 

In most cases we are required to ask the person in prison for their
permission to release their information to you.  If you do not want the
person to know you are asking about them, please let us know as soon as
possible.

 

All media queries should be sent to [2][email address].

 

If you are a victim, you will find information about the Victim
Notification Register on our website [3]here.

 

Our website, [4]http://www.corrections.govt.nz/ provides up to date news
and information about our work, you can also follow us on [5]Facebook and
[6]Twitter.

 

Kind regards,

The Ministerial Services Team

[7][Department of Corrections request email]

 

 

 

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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your email of 01 October 2021 requesting the total number of
prisoners being released to work outside of prison per week, since Jan 1,
2019 & how much money paid to prisoners on release to work as part of the
government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme.

 

Please be advised your request has been received and will be considered
under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on Corrections’
website.

 

Ngā mihi | Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa

a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

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Kia ora,

 

Please find attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Thanks,

Ministerial Services

Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections

a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44 -52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

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Tēnā koe Nicolas Eyheramendy,

 

Thank you for your request regarding prisoners receiving Covid-19 Wage
Subsidy while on release to work transferred from The Department of
Corrections on 14 October 2021, under the Official Information Act 1982.
Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National
Office to respond. You may expect a decision regarding your request to be
sent to you as soon as possible.

 

The Ministry is focussing its resources on supporting New Zealanders
through COVID-19 by administering welfare support during this
unprecedented time.  Resources within our business units, where
information for OIA requests is drawn from, is limited or unavailable. 
Staff have been redeployed to assist the frontline with the processing of
welfare payments. As such, there may be a delay in you receiving a
response from the Ministry.

 

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. 

 

Ngā manaakitanga,

 

 

Official and Parliamentary Information Team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau

 

 

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Tēnā koe Nicolas Eyheramendy

On 1 October 2021, you submitted a request through the FYI website, to the
Department of Corrections requesting, under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), the following information:

o Please provide me with the total number of instances of prisoners
being released to work outside of prison per week, since January 1
2019.
o Please break this down by prison.
o Please give me this information in an Excel Spreadsheet
o How much money has been paid to prisoners on release to work as a part
of the Government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme?

On 14 October 2021, part of your request was transferred to the Ministry
of Social Development (the Ministry) under section 14 of the Act. Part of
the information to which your request relates, namely regarding the
COVID-19 Wage Subsidy scheme, is believed to be more closely connected
with the functions of the Ministry.

The Ministry does not collect nor hold this level of detail regarding wage
subsidy claimants, therefore I am refusing your request under section
18(g) of the Act as the information you have requested is not held by the
Ministry and I have no grounds to believe that the information is held by
another department or Minister of the Crown or organisation.

If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact
[1][email address].

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.

You will hear further from the Department of Corrections regarding the
other parts of your request.

 

 

Nā mātou noa, nā

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau.

 

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received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
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Kia ora,

 

Please find attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Thanks,

Ministerial Services

Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections

a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44 -52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

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Kia ora,

 

Please find attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Thanks,

Ministerial Services

Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of
Corrections                                                                                                                                       

a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44 -52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

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