Kia ora Scott,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H2022013182.  

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
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Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

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From: Scott <[FOI #20627 email]>;
Received: Wed Sep 21 2022 14:34:28 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - External review of Ministry of
Health services for ministers

Dear Ministry of Health,

A Ministry of Health briefing recently released under the OIA refers to a
review of the Ministry's provision of services to ministers. The briefing
can be accessed here (quote on page 53):

[4]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

This is from the 9 February 2022 briefing to the COVID-19 response
minister titled "Processing of requests under the Official Information Act
1982 and learnings from the Pfizer information release incident" (briefing
20220182) and the reference is in paragraph 25 as follows:

"An external consultant is reviewing the processes underpinning the
Ministry of Health's ministerial servicing. The Ministry has asked them to
urgently provide additional specific advice on how it released information
with particular regard to the incident."

I would like to make the following requests for information:

ONE: I would like to request a copy of the review of "the processes
underpinning the Ministry of Health's ministerial servicing" produced by
an external consultant for the Ministry referred to here.

TWO: I would like to request a copy of the "additional specific advice on
how [the Pfizer information was released]" produced by the external
consultant for the Ministry referred to here.

Yours faithfully,

Scott

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Kia ora Scott

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 21
September 2022 requesting:  

"ONE: I would like to request a copy of the review of "the processes
underpinning the Ministry of Health's ministerial servicing" produced by
an external consultant for the Ministry referred to here.

TWO: I would like to request a copy of the "additional specific advice on
how [the Pfizer information was released]" produced by the external
consultant for the Ministry referred to here."

The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further consultation is required.
You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 10 November
2022.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
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Kia ora Scott
Please see attached a response to your request for official information.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

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