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R Bailey
By email:
[FYI request #20592 email] Ref:
H2022012876
Tēnā koe R Bailey,
Response to your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(Ministry of Health) on 16 September 2022 for information regarding puberty blockers. You
requested:
“Please provide any risk benefit analysis you have for the use of puberty blockers.”
While Manatū Hauora is currently working on evidence relating to the use of puberty blockers,
no information is held on a risk benefit analysis. Therefore, your request is refused under
section 18(g)(i) of the Act, as the information requested is not held by Manatū Hauora and there
are no grounds for believing it is held by another agency subject to the Act.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Dr Joe Bourne
Chief Medical Officer